20080507 - Sad Duck, Happy Eagle

This afternoon I stopped by a little pond and found a mother duck with her 3 ducklings. Sadly, an eagle found them too, and now the mother duck only has 2 ducklings. It was quite a sight to see this eagle swooping down on the little ducks.

I can't decide if I am sad for the mama duck or happy for the eagle. I think I am sad for the duck, because during the 30 minutes I was there, she never stopped quacking her sad little quack saying "where are you" to her missing little duckling.

I guess thats the way things work in nature!