Monday, 3 July 2017

More Duckling Woe

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Yet another casualty this evening when a duckling was bitten by an adult mother duck. The duckling appears to have a broken leg and was...
Sunday, 2 July 2017

Successful Release Compromised - Litter-ally

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Having meticulously planned the release of the 3 rescued ducklings for this morning, all  seemed in order with favourable weather cond...
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Friday, 30 June 2017

River Rescue

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After 24 hours rain, the River was again in spate for the second time this month. Although not as severe, it was more than enough to was...
Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Two New Broods

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We may have missed out on Cygnets this year, but the duckling broods are certainly making up for it !  Today I can report seeing tw...

Council Strimmers Destroy Wildlife Habitat

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Last year the River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust applied for funding through Nurturing Nairnshire, to plant trees and bushes for the w...
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Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Keeping Warm

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The mother duck that made it to the river on the 22nd with a large brood is doing a remarkable job. She still has 13 and keeping th...
Sunday, 25 June 2017

A Thing of Beauty

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"A Thing of beauty is a joy forever", in a world that seems filled with so much evil, tragedy and division. I take every opport...
Friday, 23 June 2017

Camouflage

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                       I often get asked why are the female ducks so plain coloured ? The simple answer is, camouflage = survival. ...
Thursday, 22 June 2017

Another Rescue

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Got an unusual phone call from the opticians today. A mother duck and large brood walked past the opticians on the high street brae and I...

Sister Broods

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The current new duckling situation on the lower riverside is a brood of 5 and another of 3. The one with 3 is also the mother of the duc...
Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Surrogate Hatches 5

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The Surrogate foster Duck has emerged from the coop with 5 new ducklings + the rescued fostered one. I am delighted that this fabulous m...
Monday, 19 June 2017

Orphans Released

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The 8 Orphan ducklings in care for the last 2 months were successfully released back into the river today. They got a surprise with...
Sunday, 18 June 2017

Surrogate Update

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The Surrogate foster duck is now hatching her own ducklings - but the rescued duckling has been fully accepted. If you look carefully at...
Saturday, 17 June 2017

Surrogate Foster Duck

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Sometimes fate intervenes, and can be incredibly cruel and merciless, occasionally it can work the other way.  Followers of the blog wi...
Friday, 16 June 2017

Orphan Ducklings Enjoy

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The garden pool is a smash hit with the ducklings. Changing the water takes a while, but boy do the ducklings love fresh water to splash ...
Thursday, 15 June 2017

Penny Recovers

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Penny has taken several days to recover from the marathon incubation, and is finally eating a normal amount. She has been drinking more...
Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Ducklings Progress

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The Orphan ducklings are now 6 weeks old and thriving. They should be ready for safe release at the end of the month. Without a mother f...
Saturday, 10 June 2017

Swans Eggs Infertile

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Today I had the sad task of removing Penny and Dukes eggs from the nest.  Penny has been devotedly incubating them for the past 7 weeks...
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Thursday, 8 June 2017

Tree Cormorant

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Yesterday I thought I spotted a new bird species High up in a willow tree.  First time I have ever seen a Cormorant perched 50 f...