Ducks on the March

This evening around 7 pm I looked out my door to see seven mallards walking up the middle of Pine Drive, all in a row.

I grabbed my camera and followed, hoping for a photo opportunity. I was about fifty feet behind them when they turned left on Dogwood, taking a shortcut through Ralph McCluggage's yard.

I walked around on the street and they were... gone. Just gone.

I thought they might have gone to shelter in the shrubs in front of Ralph's house, but couldn't see them. I walked all the way to Clubhouse, but no ducks.

So no photo. :(