The 4 yellow ducklings are enjoying all the comforts of the Trust, warm cosy brooding box, with plenty of food and water, also daily trips to the bath for a proper swim.
Meanwhile their Mum and 7 surviving siblings are in the Harbour. She lost 4 to the harbour Crows the first day after I caught the yellow ones.
I think she is learning to cope with the harbour Crows, and also how to keep the ducklings longer in the water. Ordinarily taking them onto land frequently to warm them up and oil their downy feathers.
Yesterday I witnessed her taking the ducklings to the stern of a white yacht, and realised the sun was reflecting the heat onto the ducklings !
What a novel way of keeping them warm and safely in the water ! I feed them all twice a day with all the dried mealworm they can eat. The real test will come in the next week, with winter weather returning day and night.
Meanwhile another duck was showing off balancing on the wildlife sign ! Short video of yellow ducklings bath, below.
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