Beaver? or Common Mergansers Family?
Excerpt from the Observation Journal: It was 8 p.m. this 19th of June 2005, and there was still sunshine. At a distance I thought it was a beaver and I called my friend Ramya to come over quietly to see the beaver and she said it was not a beaver but a duck with ducklings.
It was actually a Common Merganser (female) with 10 babies on top of her. Oh! What a sight.
They went on top of the rock that was just near the building and rested awile drying their wings. The babies followed what the mama did. It was so cute as the babies were abour 4″ in height and like little fluffy balls.
They stayed about 10 minutes on the rock and then went back to the water and swam away. We watched as long as we could see. This will be one of the memorable moments of the Sunny Rock B&B for both of us. Wishing all the very best to Sally & Jan. Hope you will keep this lovely place forever. With love, Laura & Ramya
