Feeding the Ducks

Earlier this week Aiya (my mom) came up to spend some time with McCord so I could run around town and get a few things crossed off my list.  One afternoon, the three of us visited the duck pond and met lots of new feathery friends.  McCord squeeled as he saw the ducks swimming towards us from far across the pond.  I want to remember that sheer excitement from a 14-month-old's eyes forever. 

At one point we were surrounded by about 75 ducks and geese and about 10 hungry turtles peeking their noses up from the surface of the pond.  McCord got right in the thick of it and was almost the exact same height as the geese who would come right up to him and wait to be fed. 

With his naturally stoic personality, McCord took his job very seriously.  He very deliberately pinched the tiniest crumbs of bread and tossed them for all the wildlife.  One goose decided he was a little too stingy with his offering and pecked right at McCord's empty hand looking for larger morsels. 

This friendly fellow at their feet was not shy!  He'd wait patiently and then take the bread right out of their hands when they offered it to him. 

I think this guy would have come right home with us if we'd let him!