Once again a duck can be seen nesting downtown.
Although ducks have been seen in the planter below the radio station on Ross Street in years past, as well as at city hall, this year a planter next to the fountain in the Ross Street Plaza is also home to a nesting mallard.
A sign asks that people stay back due to nesting ducks. People are also asked to keep their pets away from the planter so the water birds aren’t harmed.
Once the eggs are hatched and the mama mallard deems the ducklings ready, they will make their way down to Shuswap Lake. It’s uncertain if they’ll try out the new underpass or take their usual path to the water.
A post on social media on May 13 noted that about a dozen ducklings had fallen through a storm-drain grate near 28th Street NE and 7th Avenue NE, when three passersby went to some trouble to get them out. It said they were then taken back to the pond near Okanagan College. No one involved could be reached to confirm details.
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martha.wickett@saobserver.net
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