The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #125505   Message #2779951
Posted By: Gurney
03-Dec-09 - 04:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: Which birds come a-visiting you?
Subject: RE: BS: Which birds come a-visiting you?
It is late Spring here, and our tiny garden pond is populated by 12 ducks, with one still in next-doors' derelict swimming-pool.
These are Mummy-duck, her two remaining first brood (one next door) and ten newborn 'bumblebees' as Her Indoors calls them. Mallard.

I had to put a plank in the swimming-pool for the tinies to climb out with, after mummy came frantically asking for help. They were in there up to two days, with no way out. 12" of water.
The pond is about 10' X 8' and shallow. The goldfish are not amused, growing ducks chase food-competitors and eat their tails.
The big ducklings made their first flights getting out of the swimming-pool.

Apart from them, Mynahs, Sparrows, Songthrushes, Silvereyes, sometimes Parakeets, and the Blackbirds which are nesting in the carport. The hen was born there, recognisable because of her spots. She took over her late mother's territory.