Sadly, I think that Mr Mallard (dad) is responsible for the missing ducklings. I witnessed him swimming up suddenly out of the blue snapping with beak open wide at the remaining ducklings as they were sleeping. The ducklings immediately got in the water swimming out of harms way.
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And Then There Were Three
8 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2022
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Bundles of Cuteness
Yesterday I set off on a quick walk deliberately leaving my camera at home. It was a local walk and I wasn’t expecting see anything new and photo worthy. How wrong I was. As I was sitting soaking up the atmosphere by the duck pond in Apley there was a sudden explosion of fluff bombs. [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 26th 2022
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Haughmond Hill
Mr C and I had lunch ‘Al Fresco’ in the Bowring Park before making our way to Haughmond Hill for an impromptu afternoon walk.
After we arrived at Haughmond Hill Mr C didn’t set of on the more direct way up the hill as I expected he would. Instead he set off on what I knew [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2022
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens…
… with a reluctant adventurer
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2022
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Beeston Castle
The weather was perfect for an afternoon excursion to Beeston Castle. It must be over 20 years since my last visit so most of it was new and surprising to me. The steep arched bridge to the inner keep is my main memory of the castle from my previous visit.
The walk to the inner keep [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 17th 2022
