If you see a kid wandering along the beach of through some woods, what are the chances that they will be wielding a stick that they have picked up?  Apparently, this is not limited to humans.  A family of ducks was swimming across the bay and one of them had a small twig in its beak.  At first I thought it was mistaken in grabbing it or had it stuck but it dropped it and then picked it up again swinging its head around with the stick swiping anything in sight.  I guess all kids are similar!