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pat_k

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3. She made her nest and hatched the ducklings in an enclosed courtyard.

Reply to question everything (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 9, 2026, 08:30 PM

6 hrs ago

They call it one of the university's "protected courtyards" -- presumably a place from which the little ducklings have to walk through the building to get to the pond.

And it is absolutely adorable!!!

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Mama Duck Asks Staff to Help Her Babies [View all] catbyte 9 hrs ago OP

Oh so sweet Grim Chieftain 8 hrs ago #1

What were they doing in the building in the first place? question everything 6 hrs ago #2

She made her nest and hatched the ducklings in an enclosed courtyard. pat_k 6 hrs ago #3

Mama duck flies into the enclosed courtyard because catbyte 5 hrs ago #4