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Honorary Ducks
September 12, 2023

Idalia’s Strays: Flamingos in Florida

Feature image by Sunsations Photography, via the City of Treasure Island. Look around a main street or suburban sprawl in Florida and you’ll see flamingos. From lawn ornaments to the…
Rescues
August 25, 2023

How a Surfing Duck Started Susie’s Duck Sanctuary: Part 2

Susie and her surfing duck, Daffy, were at the beach, enjoying their usual session with the nonprofit AccessSurf when it first happened. “Someone brought me this duckling one time,” she…
Rescues
August 25, 2023

How a Surfing Duck Started Susie’s Duck Sanctuary: Part 1

It began with a canal. Susie Wilkinson – a nomadic, former Air Force kid who grew up mostly in Germany – never meant to be a “crazy duck lady.” But…
A photo of a bald man in a white shirt and glasses gesturing to a large black and white duck perched next to him.Our Story
August 11, 2023

One Lucky Duck: How Gabbs Got Saved

Kirkwood Lawler had a lot on his mind in January 2018. Over a few weeks, he discovered his car needed $7000 in repairs, his apartment lease was not being renewed,…
A brown and yellow duckling with bill openResources
August 11, 2023

I Found a Duckling. Now What?

Shelley Vickery, Director of Birds in Helping Hands, knows a thing or two about ducklings in distress. “A lot of times there is one last baby duck, or two. They…
A photo of a juvenile duck sitting on the ground.Our Story
May 27, 2023

Part 1: How Did 2 Ducks End Up Living In A Townhouse?

It all started with my new DSLR camera. And the brand-new family of ducks near my job in Largo, Florida made for perfect subjects. That’s where I met Q, his…
Our Story
May 27, 2023

Part 2: How Did 2 Ducks End Up Living In A Townhouse?

An hour or so later, Bob and I walked into a 24-hour animal hospital toting a duck in a bag. On arrival, the vet staff asked if we were dropping…
Our Story
May 28, 2023

Part 3: How Did 2 Ducks End Up Living In A Townhouse?

In early December 2017, it was time to get a dog. Trust me when I say that my husband wasn’t going to miss this opportunity. Up until then, I had…
A photo of a tiny yellow duckling in the palm of a human hand.Our Story
May 28, 2023

Part 4: How Did 2 Ducks End Up Living In A Townhouse?

Around 8 p.m. on January 16, 2018, I got an email from Q’s veterinarian. The animal hospital had a Muscovy duckling with no place to go. Did we want another…