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 […]
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 […]
It’s May Day and Quakie has finally hatched her brood (well, not quite…) after sitting 35 days on her eggs. In ideal conditions, Mallard eggs hatch in 28 days. Temperature […]
We have had quite a day! Quakie had been sitting on her eggs for 35 days and we got increasingly worried over the last week, not knowing if any would […]
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 […]
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 […]