http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:21:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/comment-page-1/#comment-66248 CherryPie Wed, 04 May 2022 22:12:28 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24826#comment-66248 Hopefully the last three will make it. I am glad I wasn't around to see exactly what happened to the other little ones. Hopefully the last three will make it. I am glad I wasn’t around to see exactly what happened to the other little ones.

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/comment-page-1/#comment-66247 CherryPie Wed, 04 May 2022 22:11:40 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24826#comment-66247 It is the first time I have seen this it is usually seagulls that pick a few off but not as many as this Mallard did. It is the first time I have seen this it is usually seagulls that pick a few off but not as many as this Mallard did.

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/comment-page-1/#comment-66246 CherryPie Wed, 04 May 2022 22:10:26 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24826#comment-66246 Male Mallards are surplus to requirement after the chicks are born. Some of them kill the chicks so that they can mate with the female again. She won't mate if she is looking after a brood of chicks. Male Mallards are surplus to requirement after the chicks are born. Some of them kill the chicks so that they can mate with the female again. She won’t mate if she is looking after a brood of chicks.

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/comment-page-1/#comment-66245 CherryPie Wed, 04 May 2022 22:08:58 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24826#comment-66245 In this case it would have been better if 'dad' had left the mum so she could look after her chicks. In this case it would have been better if ‘dad’ had left the mum so she could look after her chicks.

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/comment-page-1/#comment-66242 Hels Wed, 04 May 2022 08:05:10 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24826#comment-66242 I hope the three ducklings stick together... for company and eventually for mutual protection. I hope the three ducklings stick together… for company and eventually for mutual protection.

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/comment-page-1/#comment-66241 lisl Wed, 04 May 2022 07:57:01 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24826#comment-66241 That is a sad story, Cherie. It reminds me of seeing a female mallard who was shepherding her ducklings, being wooed away by a male mallard and leaving them to fend for themselves That is a sad story, Cherie. It reminds me of seeing a female mallard who was shepherding her ducklings, being wooed away by a male mallard and leaving them to fend for themselves

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/comment-page-1/#comment-66240 Ginnie Hart Wed, 04 May 2022 06:33:58 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24826#comment-66240 Oh, NO! I thought the dads were supposed to be protective of the mama and her nest...or does he stop protecting them after they're born, because there're too many mouths to feed?? (sigh) Oh, NO! I thought the dads were supposed to be protective of the mama and her nest…or does he stop protecting them after they’re born, because there’re too many mouths to feed?? (sigh)

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2022/05/04/and-then-there-were-three/comment-page-1/#comment-66239 Sean Jeating Wed, 04 May 2022 01:05:12 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=24826#comment-66239 It's not necessarily good to have a "dad". It’s not necessarily good to have a “dad”.

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