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Duck Tales: Man Uses Naval Skills To Get 11 Ducklings Down 9 Stories at 6:01 am NPR This spring Steve Stuttard reunited with an unusual friend: Mrs. Mallard, a duck that nested in the fuchsia planter on his ninth-story apartment balcony in Manchester, U.K., last year. Upon her return, she laid 11 eggs in a planter filled with grass. "I know ducks have strange routines when it comes to nesting, and mallards, if they have a successful site, they will return to it," says Stuttar...

Originally published on May 8, 2021 9:36 am This spring Steve Stuttard reunited with an unusual friend: Mrs. Mallard, a duck that nested in the fuchsia planter on his ninth-story apartment balcony in Manchester, U.K., last year. Upon her return, she laid 11 eggs in a planter filled with grass. "I know ducks have strange routines when it comes to nesting, and mallards, if they have a successful site, they will return to it," says Stuttard, a retired Royal Navy survival specialist and an avid bi...

Listen • 3:27 Mrs. Mallard returned to Steve Stuttards ninth story balcony this year to lay her eggs. Stuttard kept watch and helped make sure that all 11 ducklings made it down to the water where they happily swam away with Mrs. Mallard. This spring Steve Stuttard reunited with an unusual friend: Mrs. Mallard, a duck that nested in the fuchsia planter on his ninth-story apartment balcony in Manchester, U.K., last year. Upon her return, she laid 11 eggs in a planter filled...

Embed Mrs. Mallard returned to Steve Stuttards ninth story balcony this year to lay her eggs. Stuttard kept watch and helped make sure that all 11 ducklings made it down to the water where they happily swam away with Mrs. Mallard. Emma Newman/YouTube toggle caption Emma Newman/YouTube Mrs. Mallard returned to Steve Stuttards ninth story balcony this year to lay her eggs. Stuttard kept watch and helped make sure that all 11 ducklings made it down to th...