First ducklings of year

[Who me ?]

As per title, just seen my first ducklings of the year . Very small, but out on river with the parents on guard. Photo is not hi res as taken tonight approx 1830 with phone .Three little dark lumps in the middle of photo .

[bexVN]

Awww love ducklings

[C3BER]

With orange sauce?

[Sheets Tabuer]

C3BER said:

With orange sauce?

How dare you!

My whack whack is asleep in the kitchen, he refused to go to bed in the chicken coop tonight.

[UnderTheRadar]

Our chickens have gone ballistic on the egg front in the last couple of weeks. Must be the time of year

[Mubby]

nawwwwwwwwwwww!

[C3BER]

Sheets Tabuer said:

How dare you!

My whack whack is asleep in the kitchen, he refused to go to bed in the chicken coop tonight.

Your calling duck is cute and used as its name implies to call ducks down for a bath in sweet sticky orange .

[Who me ?]

No sign today. Hope Brere fox hasn't had Duckling sans la sauce orange . Though I wondering if basil prefers the town bins as I haven't seen a beheaded pigeon for some time .

[y2blade]

aaaawwwww no duckys here yet. looking forward to seeing them (and the lambs too)

[Who me ?]

Had a good look around the pond and river -still no sign. But from the size of the ducklings and time of year ,it's possible that some organisation has taken them out for safety. Seems to happen in this park yearly with Swans. And Mrs S is sitting at the moment, so looking out for cygnets in a few weeks .

[C3BER]

Pike + ducklings = snack .

We have a pair taking up their usual nesting site on our dew pond. Often they nest 100m away from any water and walk them in when they have all hatched.

[Who me ?]

C3BER said:

Pike + ducklings = snack .

We have a pair taking up their usual nesting site on our dew pond. Often they nest 100m away from any water and walk them in when they have all hatched.

Have certainly seen some medium sized pike in years gone past, but , the river at point where the ducklings were last seen is deep, unless the pike have come up for a feed .

[Nightmare]

saw a pike take a duckling a few years back...was very sad...one minute there were 6...next there were 5...literally just snaffled it off the surface

co-incidentally I kayaked next to a massive pike yesterday on the Wye - was at least 3 foot. I think it was pretty ill - was blind and seemed to have some sort of fungal infection.....hopefully just very old and on last legs. Got worlds worst iphone photo in case interesting



no ducklings here yet.....

[C3BER]

Bloody hell it's a shark!!!

Poor ducklings get hammered from all sides but the worst by far, mink! Released by people who have done more damage to wildlife than any mink breeder ever did.

[Who me ?]

C3BER said:

Bloody hell it's a shark!!!

Poor ducklings get hammered from all sides but the worst by far, mink! Released by people who have done more damage to wildlife than any mink breeder ever did.

Used to be one pike that stalked in very shallow water close to where folks used to feed ducks on the bank. Quite a large one, possibly waiting for a duckling.
And I've heard tales of mink in the area .Know we've also got foxes.Used to be a common site ,a pigeon body with no head .

[y2blade]

Nightmare said:

saw a pike take a duckling a few years back...was very sad...one minute there were 6...next there were 5...literally just snaffled it off the surface

co-incidentally I kayaked next to a massive pike yesterday on the Wye - was at least 3 foot. I think it was pretty ill - was blind and seemed to have some sort of fungal infection.....hopefully just very old and on last legs. Got worlds worst iphone photo in case interesting



no ducklings here yet.....

I used to love pike fishing during the winter, such beautifull creatures.

My friends thought i was mad as i always returned them after catching them.