Ducks? What Ducks?

A moment before this photo was snapped this little pond was full with 4 ducks enjoying an afternoon paddle. Oscar the head of the duck household (March 17th) looked on as, but didn't participate.

I tried to photograph them all in the pond. On the first attempt they all headed out as soon as they heard the door open. On the second attempt I headed outside by a different door, crept round the side of the house and got close to the pond. But can I recommend never trying to creep up and photograph things in slippers.

So maybe this blip should just be called reflections. Someone else was talking about a hide in their entry - is that going too far? Can I wear slippers in a hide?