Would you help us with our duck drama?

On a rainy day last week I looked on my front porch and noticed a male mallard duck. I thought that was odd, but then I noticed his mate was sitting under a bush just under our picture window. She had scraped out a depression in the bark chips and laid an egg.

Now I’m trying to look at it from their point of view. Every time it rains, a small pond forms in our front yard, and the day they set up housekeeping there was a sizable pond. They thought they had waterfront property!

What should I do? I can’t use my front door anymore out of concern for the little family just outside.

Humor welcome, and I’ll keep you posted!