Spring 2017: Too fat to fly?
Quakie had a rough day yesterday. It started off normally enough. As usual, she took a few breaks during the day from her nest-sitting duties to eat and bathe and […]
Quakie had a rough day yesterday. It started off normally enough. As usual, she took a few breaks during the day from her nest-sitting duties to eat and bathe and […]
This morning, we woke up to find no ducks in the pond and Quakie sitting on her eggs inside the Duck Tube! She has finally decided to start incubating them. […]
I counted the eggs in Quakie’s nest again this morning – had to move fast as she and Frankie were away on a short foraging trip (including a stop by […]
Quakie has been lazing all day in and around the pond with her drake and they don’t seem particularly concerned even when I go near the nest, or put my […]
We are getting a little worried. Since around 7 March, Quakie has been laying eggs daily in the Duck Tube. Based on when we think the first egg was laid, […]
Tipsy Returns Home! We received a nice surprise this morning in the form of Quakie’s sweet-faced and good-natured sister, Tipsy. She was the last to leave us in 2015 and […]
Here is a riddle I have not been able to find the answer to: why is Quakie twitching her wings? The first time I noticed her doing this weird wing-twitch […]
From her first appearance in February and until the day Quakie decided to nest in our garden this year, she had acted rather distant towards us, not allowing us to […]
A few days ago, I noticed something strange about Frankie. If this drake were indeed Frankie! Quakie’s current beau – who has been with her since she returned two weeks […]
We returned from our trip on the morning of 28th of February to a duck-less pond. This was not so to be for long, however! While I was still unpacking […]