Re: Photos of Lady Chatsworth

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Photos of Lady Chatsworth
• From: Donna g*@sbcglobal.net
• Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 03:31:57 -0700 (PDT)
• In-reply-to: E1FburA-0006MP-00@pop-canoe.atl.sa.earthlink.net

I am amazed they let her hatch the eggs there.  Must
be a friendly people duck, cause I can't see them
letting the duck scare away customers trying to get in
the door... 

Donna

--- Marge Talt <mtalt@hort.net> wrote:

> 
> DC duck story:  A mallard has for the 2nd year in a
> row set up her
> nest in a planter in front of a very busy downtown
> hotel, the Ritz
> Carlton.  Well, eggs hatched and she waddled into
> the hotel lobby
> with ducklings (wish I'd seen pix of THAT).  All
> were transported via
> limousine to the Potomac river - same place they
> took them last year
> - to let them go.  The called them the Ritz
> Quackers:-)  Cracked me
> up.  I believe staff fed her all sorts of goodies
> from the restaurant
> and kept a good eye on her during her egg sitting -
> so guess she
> figures this is a great place to make a nest and
> will keep on coming
> back.  No sign of a Mr. Mallard...
> 
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
> Shadyside Garden Designs

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