Spring 2018: Quakie has two drakes
Quakie returned this year in early March, with two drakes in tow. We recognised one as Frankie III, her drake from last year whom we saw her last with in […]
Ducks that are at least a year old and have reached reproductive maturity.
Quakie returned this year in early March, with two drakes in tow. We recognised one as Frankie III, her drake from last year whom we saw her last with in […]
Tipsy has got herself a new friend. We couldn’t figure out at first if it was a he or she, because this duck was extremely shy and would fly away […]
Just hours before we were due to bring the abandoned ducklings to the wildlife rescue centre, Quakie and Frankie appeared in our garden. I noticed Quakie was alone – no […]
The weather at this time of the year here can be pretty unpredictable. We had a spate of warm weather in March – it was like summertime! Then April came, […]
Quakie takes a break of about 10 minutes two to three times a day from sitting on her eggs to bathe, eat and groom herself. If the weather had been […]
Watching a duck bathe is a real pleasure. There is something satisfying and therapeutic in seeing how thorough and methodical they are with the job. Quakie often starts off her […]
Duck Wars It is often advised that one shouldn’t feed wild ducks or other wild waterfowl since that leads to overpopulation and aggression. We follow this general rule however we […]
These videos were made during Quakie’s first two weeks of sitting on her nest. Frankie does not feature in them, as for the moment it seems all quiet on the […]
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. […]