Hey there. It’s Friday… Flock Friday. This week, ducks, chickens, and hummingbirds… and a rodent.

Here are some ducks on upturned-pot islands in the pond:

In and around the duck house:

On the pond:

Hey there Betty:

A rodent (rat, I think) has been visiting the duck house this week. Not welcome, due to possible disease concerns, though it doesn’t seem to be doing any harm, and I don’t know what I can do to stop it — it comes in via the pond pop door, and during the day too. Here you can see it under the ramp, with the ducks nearby:

The ducks were very curious about it:

Some pictures of the chickens in the veggie garden:

In their run, coming to greet me on rounds:

Leafy treats:

More of the ducks:

Going up the bank to the lawn:

On the lawn:

A GIF of the rodent in the duck house:

I shared this GIF of dancing hummingbirds on my personal blog:

And some pictures of hummingbirds, taken with me standing outside a few feet away:

The ducks on the lawn again:

Some chicken eggs in a nesting box; we’ve been averaging about two or three per day of late, but occasionally have more:

Finally, a couple more duck pictures: