Back To The Wild

After 7 weeks in the safety of the Aviary, the Harbour street rescued brood is now back in the wild. 

With the help of Trust member George Stephen we released them near the Merryton bridge.

Blondie the mother duck took them safely downstream and kept them at a safe distance from the other ducks until they get used to the river.

It was a successful release, and at least 5 of the 9 ducklings are females which helps with  the numbers.

 They should be capable of flight within a week, so hopefully they will be OK.

Harbour Street Ducklings Progress

The Harbour Street ducklings are now 5 weeks old and fast outgrowing the Aviary.

However for their own safety I will have to keep them another 2 or 3 weeks before release.

The only white one is a real beauty, I hope it's a female, but either way it will almost certainly carry the white genes.

The other siblings are particularly dark just like their Grandmother was, and they too will probably carry the white genes.  (Short video clip below)