We took him to some gardens while we were in Los Angeles after Christmas, but the ducks there were unfeedable. He did do a lot of running around, though, and had a great time with his Nana and Uncle Brent.
Last week, we took him to the Wild Animal Park with the express purpose of feeding ducks. Yes, we went to the Wild Animal Park to see ducks, not lions, elephants, giraffes, gorrillas, etc. But they do have a nice walk through duck ponds AND you can buy duck food.
At first, this activity turned out not to be a hit. Joseph kept trying to eat the duck food that we gave to him and wasn't very happy about sharing it with ducks. Eventually, I gave him some fruit snacks of his own and then he felt better about parting with the duck food.
These ducks would eat right out of your hand. This also turned out not to be a hit, because Joseph wouldn't let go of the food and so the duck nipped his finger. So after that, we stuck with throwing food to the ducks, and Joseph quite liked it.
We didn't get any pictures with the ducks (it was hard enough keeping him from eating the duck food), but we did document Joseph and Jonah's fascination with some elephant figures, which were far more interesting than the actual elephants.
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I love those little boys. I hope my little boy with have some to play with....hint hint.
Next time you pass through St. George you should try extreme duck feeding in Bloomington Hills. :) We were there last week visiting my parents and they have all these ducks, geese, and swans at the golf course. So we roll up with our bread ready and I start to get out and my mom says, "Oh no, we don't out." We just opened the sliding door of the minivan and she stood as protector next to it while hundreds of birds began to swarm and we quickly threw our bread at them, launching it as far from the car as possible to give ourselves some breathing room. My mom was nibbled and pecked from all sides by the crazy swarm but the kids absolutely LOVED being so close to all the crazy birds. So check it out, you just have to decide from the get-go who will take one for the team, or you could just roll down a front window and crowd into the front seat :)
Isn't it funny that they would be so fascinated with the elephants statue instead of the elephants. Perhaps because it is closer and smaller (not so intimidating).
Kind of like giving them a great present and all they want to do is play in the box.
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