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I’m Gillian. I’m the blog author and photographer.
This is the diary of our country garden in England.
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We have Ducklings
Every year in April some of the local wild Mallard ducks choose a spot in our garden to lay their eggs. This year a lovely white duck and her sister nested side by side in the foliage under the oak tree right in front of my garden studio. I watched them sitting tight on their eggs for a few weeks. It seems that something else was watching them too…
Ducks in the House
Our six ducklings are almost as big as their mother now. They all huddle behind her for protection as they can’t fly yet. They still manage to get up to mischief though.
Delicious Ducklings
The ducklings are doing well.
Twelve eggs were laid. Nine hatched and six are thriving. What happened to the other three is a mystery…
A New Family
Yay! The ducklings have arrived. Some of the local wild ducks nest in our garden and use our pond for their first dip. It’s amazing to see such tiny young birds hurtle into the water.
Mysterious Rustling
I like observe what’s going on in the garden. A few minutes sitting outside my garden studio opens up another world.
I’ve found that if I sit very still the wildlife just carries on as usual with the important business of finding food or a nice new home. Yesterday I was enjoying a lovely cup of fresh coffee when I heard an insistent rustling nearby.
Duckling Progress
I’m delighted to say that the ducklings are thriving. Most of the other new families of ducklings have become a tasty snack for the heron which visits daily and also has young to feed.
This particular mother duck is vigilant…
The Ducklings have arrived.
Yay. We have our first family of ducklings for 2013.
The ducks are wild but visit us every day for food and a dip in our pond. They have learned over the years that this is a good place to raise their ducklings.