there was a disturbance about 01:30 in the morning, and we found lois had been dragged to a spot under the sycamore tree. i immediately prepared a grave near a lemon tree, and buried her there.
we have now made the duck house more secure.
poor dixie. she and lois had been constant companions since hatching, and she is obviously very disturbed by this sudden turn of events. she spends a great deal of time frantically calling for lois with extraordinarily loud “duck calls” – sounds she had never made before. i spend all the time i can with her now, and she calms down when she knows i am nearby, in 