One morning while I was staying with my mother, I heard an irritating sound outside. I ran into the backyard and found the source. A female duck perched on the peak of the roof was carrying on and on and on.
She was up so high - nearly 3 stories - that I couldn't see her well. I ran into the house, upstairs and out the front door. I snapped a couple of pix of her, then turned for another angle. There was her mate - in the driveway of the neighboring house.
Suddenly they both flew off and I missed my chance for another shot at him.