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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crazyfingers" data-source="post: 2121180" data-attributes="member: 95071">I'm afraid that this is just too strange to know where to put this.This just happened. It's 9:30pm. About 15 minutes ago my wife called me from the basement. "I think that there is something in the fireplace".I get my flashlight and thought to bring my camera.I open the doors and look in. A DUCK. What the F..! A duck somehow fell down the chimney! I got a photo and then tried to get her out. I assume a her. It slipped out and flew around the house for a bit and then tried to hide and I was able to grab it gently. My wife took a photo and then I let it out the front door. It seemed perfectly fine except for being very scared and all dusty.It's among the strangest things ever to happen.Why would this happen? It's pitch dark. We don't know how long it's been there. Would a duck that size have been trying to escape a hawk or something and fly down to escape? Do ducks ever land on chimneys and fall in? It's so strange!</blockquote>