The Duck Who Learned to Share

I decided to stop segregating the ducks during the day a few days ago, and after a day or so of Pretzel chasing the girls (who are now big enough to defend themselves, and in the case of Spats, bigger than him!) they have undergone a transformation and all hang out together!  He is teaching them all his favorite places in the yard and how to eat bugs and comb through the grass for nuggets.  See:

So we've made the big decision to integrate their sleeping quarters too, and have removed the separator:

Maybe this is a hopeful sign in our divisive times...