On Monday morning, I was rolling the garbage bin down to the sidewalk for pickup day when I spotted two ducks across the street in the park. They were waddling across the soccer field towards the pool where I could hear another duck quacking.

Since it's rare to see animals in the park (other than dogs and children), I raced inside to grab my camera to get a photograph of them.

As I was running back out, I noticed a nasty looking insect attached the front door. I grimaced, but ignored it and said to myself, "No time to deal with that now. Must photograph the ducks."

I reached the sidewalk and scanned the field, but the ducks were nowhere to be seen. That's when I noticed a neighbor from other side of the park walking her dog across the field.

Only a minute had passed, but that had been more than enough time for the dog to scare away the ducks.

Defeated, I retreated to the house. As I opened the door, I noticed the insect was still clinging to it.

"Well," I said to the bug. "You don't look like you're going anywhere and I'm too big of a sissy to smash you, so how about a photo instead."

Unlike dogs and children, who seemingly remain motionless for hours, but move the instant you try to take a photo of them, this insect didn't flinch or spook when I photographed it...

And just in case you were hoping for a photo of a duck, here's one that doesn't run at the sight of a dog...

I'm going to keep my eye out for the ducks in the neighborhood. If I'm lucky, I'll be able to post a picture of them soon.