In the Courtyard... Owl Down! Owl Down!

Pictured above is the North West area in the courtyard, where you can see both the artificial pond and (in the upper right hand corner) the greenhouse. This picture was taken out my classroom window. I had noticed the other day that somehow had honored the initial request to bring a plastic owl in to ward off any hungry crows. When I first looked out the window, I did not see the artificial owl (nor did I see any ducklings or crows) protecting the inhabitants of the artificial pond.

I did not see the plastic owl, that is, until my gaze shifted slightly to the right and I noticed a small brownish pile on the ground beside the bench...


AND THERE HE WAS! Laying face down beside the bench, a likely victim of the recent rash of windy rainstorms which blew through this morning, was the guardian of the ducklings, Mr. Plastic Owl!