Here's Mother Duck, instructing her brood on proper begging technique. Last year while on our favorite lake, spending lazy days hanging in hammocks on a little island, this little family would visit everytime we came. The little ones would come right up to the boat. And though no one is supposed to feed them, of course everyone does. So they, as well as a group of Candian Geese are pretty shameless beggars. They are a joy to watch, paddling away in those crystal clear waters.
