Unlikely visitor..

[Pinkfoot]

Saw my brother running up the lane and he came back hiding something.

Handed it to me with a big smile and said " Explain this "

Now we reckon it's a Tufted duck . They are a diving duck and like deepish water.

Nearest water with any depth is the Middle Level main drain about a mile away.

So how did it get here , it's obviously a chick and can't fly.

It is however , a strong runner, and beautiful.

[treequip]

No idea, but for sure, its gonna need to be a bit bigger before it needs that tinfoil

 

[Stubby]

Saw my brother running up the lane and he came back hiding something.

Handed it to me with a big smile and said " Explain this "

Now we reckon it's a Tufted duck . They are a diving duck and like deepish water.

Nearest water with any depth is the Middle Level main drain about a mile away.

So how did it get here , it's obviously a chick and can't fly.

It is however , a strong runner, and beautiful.

 

Any sign of injury ? Could have been picked up by Buzzard or similar and dropped for some reason .

[Lazurus]

No idea, but for sure, its gonna need to be a bit bigger before it needs that tinfoil

 

 

:thumbup: Well spotted

[Pinkfoot]

No idea, but for sure, its gonna need to be a bit bigger before it needs that tinfoil

 

 

I couldn't eat it now even if it was huge.

[Pinkfoot]

Any sign of injury ? Could have been picked up by Buzzard or similar and dropped for some reason .

 

It's as fit as a fiddle and very strong.

[Stubby]

It's as fit as a fiddle and very strong.

 

Any gravel pits around ?

[Pinkfoot]

Any gravel pits around ?

 

Not within waddling range.

It's possible he came up the miriad of dykes and drains that surround the area , but they are not very well connected to the lane.

[Stubby]

Not within waddling range.

It's possible he came up the miriad of dykes and drains that surround the area , but they are not very well connected to the lane.

 

Odd one . He looks like a she at the moment .

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I couldn't eat it now even if it was huge.

 

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