Last year I was introduced to the Library's resident family of ducks. The Mama and Papa Duck showed up around the beginning of February and Mama Duck made a nest in a planter that sits on my bosses balcony overlooking Central Park.
We waited and watched and on a warm Saturday in late May of 2006 those seven little ducklings began to hatch. A library staff member took a bunch of pictures of Mama Duck and her ducklings as they made their way from the balcony (they all jumped off the balcony and dropped about 20 feet to the rear parking lot area) and then waddled across the lot into the park. They slowly made their way across the grass and walking paths to the Lake in Central Park. (I'd post more pics, but alas someone deleted many files on the server and lost those wonderful pics)
Well, two weeks ago Mama and Papa returned to begin again. And this morning my boss called me into his office. Mama Duck was perched on the plants in the planter, deciding where to place her nest this year.
When I saw Mama and Papa in the parking lot earlier this month, my heart swelled (a weird but pleasent feeling) and I was all warm and happy. Seeing Mama Duck on the balcony again is something I will look forward to each Spring as I work here at the Central Library.
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