Monday, 14 May 2012

Look What I've Got !

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In spite of the appalling weather during incubation, Penny has pulled it off yet again, her opening of the wings was almost an exclamation o...
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Cygnets Arrive !

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My hatching date for the cygnets was pencilled in the calendar for the 14/15 May. Penny did not disappoint and even gave me a peek...
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Sunday, 13 May 2012

Winter Windbreak !

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With gales lashing the North of Scotland today, it feels like Winter and the birds are acting accordingly. Popeye was doing the hero...
Saturday, 12 May 2012

Paternal Support

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With yet another big spate yesterday, it may well have spelled the end for the last 5 ducklings. I have looked carefully but see no sign of ...
Friday, 11 May 2012

Fortitude

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Fortitude, That's something that we all need during this erratic spell of weather, and the forecast seems bleak for the coming week to...
Thursday, 10 May 2012

Still Wintry

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The weather is still too cold for the time of year, and we seem to be stuck with the constant Baltic breeze. It was brighter today but ...
Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Riverside Litter

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harbour car wash litter ? While we all await the new cygnet and duckling arrivals, something that cheers us all and beautifies our river...
Monday, 7 May 2012

Hard Times

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Spotted another Duck with 10 Ducklings yesterday morning, by the evening she had 7...mid-day today it's 6. Times are extremely tou...
Saturday, 5 May 2012

Grateful to Gary

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Today's high tide gave me an opportunity to try and rid the Moat of the huge tree root stuck there. I donned the chest waders and...
Friday, 4 May 2012

Final Countdown

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The final countdown to the big hatching day has started, will Penny produce 9 cygnets yet again ? I reckon Popeye and Penny are about 11...
Tuesday, 1 May 2012

May Day Maintenance

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Today's glorious sunshine allowed me to tackle a little bit of Swans Island maintenance. Some giant hogweed has sprouted in seve...
Saturday, 28 April 2012

Half Ton Shingle Shifter

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The legacy of last weeks Spate is strewn all over the beach, and changed the course of the river yet again. The swans island moat has a huge...
Thursday, 26 April 2012

Raging River

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We all knew we were going to pay for that glorious March weather....aren't we just ! Non stop wind and rain for days on end, and the ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Predators 14 Ducks 0

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Today I witnessed the last poor duckling being taken by a hoodie crow. The Mother duck was unable to fend off two Hoodie's as they wor...
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Sunday, 22 April 2012

The Last One

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How sad it is to see only one duckling left out of 14 hatched so far. This morning she still had the two and the tide was well in, yet thi...
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Friday, 20 April 2012

Cold Killer

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As feared, the first lot of ducklings have been decimated. There are only two ducklings left from the 14 that started from two recent hatc...
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Drilled Ducklings

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Sometimes luck and timing just catches the shot right. This was the case today when the mother with eight ducklings (she lost one since yest...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Delightful Duck Drama

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What an amazing day, and I'm yet again astounded by the wonder of ducks ! Today the sewage pipe contractors arrived to dig out the old l...
Monday, 16 April 2012

Penny Takes a Break

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With the cold Northerly wind blowing up river for days on end, today's brief glimpse of sunshine finally allowed Penny the chance for a ...