Friday, 9 November 2012

River Rats ?

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Seems like we have a new family of brown river rats conveniently at the sewage bridge. Bold as brass, they gave me a lively show this mor...
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Thursday, 8 November 2012

Ducklings Tea Party

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The ducklings are now 10 days old and have virtually doubled in size. (Short video below) They are full of life and it's adorable to ...
Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Thank You Nairn Co-op Shoppers !

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A big Thank you to all those King street Co-op shoppers, who contributed to the Donation buckets at the checkout over the past month . To...
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Kudos from Colorado

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My recent actions taking home the late hatched ducklings, has been lauded by some and not all local either. One of my viewers, who also h...
Sunday, 4 November 2012

The Snacks That Got Away

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The ducklings are thriving and full of life, checking out all the new things around them which include my feet ! They are a joy to...
Saturday, 3 November 2012

Pintail is Back !

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Last year we had a Pintail duck who overwintered for the first time on the River, I am pleased to report that he has returned today. Thes...
Friday, 2 November 2012

Heads

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Another crisp day and a distinctive wind chill, but dry and pleasant at least. The ducklings are doing well and for the most part sleepin...
Thursday, 1 November 2012

The Magnificent Seven

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Waking up to hard frost outside I think the ducklings were saved in the nick of time, I'm glad I took decisive action to save them ye...
Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Halloween Rescue

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Today I was astonished to see yet another late brood of ducklings on the river, a mother turned up with 8 ducklings looking for food arou...
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Bantam Call Ducks

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The four Bantam call ducks that were released into the river a while back are still together and surviving well. In fact I would say the...
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Monday, 29 October 2012

Loss of Habitat

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We have many bird species on the lower River Nairn, we can boast the largest - the Swan, and Britain's smallest bird the Goldcrest, s...
Saturday, 27 October 2012

The Matriarch

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October last year saw the entire family still in the River, and the weather a bit milder as well. The cygnets were starting to get a bit too...
Thursday, 25 October 2012

Winter Starts

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Always dread the clocks going back, seems like an overnight plunge into Winter !  It's two fold this weekend, with winds coming down ...