The gray Swedish duck is off the nest with 12 teensy ducklings - 3 x yellow, 4 x gray and white (like her) and 5 x black and white. She's fiercely protective. Seen her go for a Buff Brahma who got too close, chase a rooster that was twice her size and even stand up to the White Chinese ganders.
Windy today. It's actually howling out there. But sunny, blue skies, and green everywhere you look.