Unlikely visitor..

[Python]

These guys will breed in pretty much anything from a huge lake to muddy puddles as long as there's bugs in the mud then you'll find them

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Are you going to rear and look after him? Duck will be grateful and make good friend.

[Pinkfoot]

Are you going to rear and look after him? Duck will be grateful and make good friend.

 

I shall see if my mate wants him , he keeps a few fowl and really needs water.

Mind you I could put him on the little lake we have ,he should be safe on there and there is plenty of grub.

[Pinkfoot]

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

 

Hopefully we will find out .

[oldwoodcutter]

You are quackers Gerard

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I shall see if my mate wants him , he keeps a few fowl and really needs water.

Mind you I could put him on the little lake we have ,he should be safe on there and there is plenty of grub.

 

Gulls will snatch tufted chicks so watch out for those shytawks!

[Pinkfoot]

That's how I thought he got here.

Bit the bird is spotless.

He **** on my hand , as usual for ducks and looks like he has been eating pond weed .

Going by that and his good size ,I am going to release him on the 16 foot drain , which has a good population of them .

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

What happened the wee darlin?

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

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

 

Narrowly missed a buzzard in the wife new car this morning....

 

He was swooping down from a roadside tree, tree lined both sides so creating a tunnel.

 

Wingspan was almost the width of the car! He must have been inches from the roof as he fired up the afterburners and I slowed as fast as I could....

 

A few choice words!!

[Johny Walker]

What happened the wee darlin?

 

ended up having a bit off a do wi that roll off tin foil