COURTENAY, B.C. --
Staff and students at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary in Courtenay were shocked and excited to see a mama duck and her ducklings set up a home in the school’s courtyard.
The female mallard and her six babies were discovered Thursday along with a nest inside a cedar bush.
“The amazing thing is, because they take 28 days to incubate she was here for a month without anyone knowing,” says Larry Green, a math and science teacher at the school.
The new classmates have been become a big hit at the school.
“Usually the windows are just packed with students trying to get a glimpse,” adds Green. “It’s just all ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs.’ It’s very, very cute.”