A flock of ducks experiencing a first winter were left completely baffled when their pond froze overnight.
Mary Grace Locy, 53, and her husband Jon, 56, live on an 11-acre property in Washington, Pennsylvania, with a flock of ducks they raised from chicks.
Locy worked in healthcare for 25 years before stepping away in 2023, instead setting up a consulting agency and focusing on “creating a homestead” with her husband.
That homestead includes a pond she and Jon built together. The pond is her favorite spot on the property, and home to their adored flock.
One recent morning, Locy headed down to the pond to let the ducks out. Noticing the pond had frozen over, she decided to record the ducks’ reaction.
“I honestly wasn’t sure that they would go out on the water as they are extremely resistant to change,” she told Newsweek. “To my surprise, Daisy dove right onto the ice. Because they aresuch …