Waiting, and waiting....

Every day, the Australian Wood Duck who has made my back garden his home-away-from-home, passes the time of day either sitting just outside my back door, floating around my pool, or perched in the garden surrounding the pool.

It's quite sad really, the way he spends his days all alone. He and his lady friend were, at one time, inseperable.

We rarely see his little lady any more. She has a quick dip in the pool from time to time, but that's about all we see of her. Whenever she is here though, Mr. Wood Duck is as loyal and devoted as always.

They simply must have either eggs preparing to hatch, or baby ducklings needing to be cared for.

Whyever else would he be spending so many days alone?