Tiny Dancer, Not so tiny anymore!

Our unusual pet, Tiny dancer, has grown quite a lot since we got him:

 From this tiny duckling, she has grown into this strong, confident duck who is now living in the comfort of her own duck aviary with a homemade duck pond with a filter system (pictures are to come later). We think she is a mallard, but I'm not that convinced.

You may be wondering how our suburban family came across a wild duck. Well, my dad is a fireman/paramedic. So one day, his department got a call saying that 5 little ducklings got trapped in a storm drain and their mother ran off in fright. So, he went on the call and only managed to save 1 duckling (Tiny Dancer). And as it turns out, we got to keep it. And, just for your reference, we have had ducks before. When my 5th going into 6th grade sister, Audrey, was in 2nd grade, she had a teacher who raised ducks as a science project, and she gave them to us. Unfortunately, at the end of the summer, we had to give them away, but we gave them to a nice farm in a neighboring city. Now, after this duck flies away, my parents are thinking about getting 3 poultry ducks that lay eggs! so, I'm very excited!