Did not see this coming

Seen outside the kitchen window at suppertime this afternoon.  What attracted them to our yard?  Are they planning to build a nest here?  Given that in the past we've also played host to raccoons, starting a family of ducklings does not sound promising.

Anyway, there are bodies of water in the area, but none within several hundred feet.  It produces a mental picture of mother mallard leading her surviving ducklings across lawns and asphalt to reach the nearest pond. 

Still, it wouldn't be the first time I'd witnessed it.  These are from Hersheypark in 2006.

I don't have any more pictures, but fear not.  Traffic stopped, and the mother duck crossed the road safely with her ducklings.