Hilda, th
e duck, is also a Mum!! I went in to feed the ducks this morning and got a wonderful view of her ducklings, at least 10, maybe more. They were too bunched up and wriggly to make an accurate count and of course I didn't have the camera. When I went back later she was keeping them well and truly hidden so this was the best I could get.And
there is yet one more mouth - Tom found this amazing caterpillar yesterday. It is an Oak Eggar Moth which feeds, not on oak, but amongst other things bramble, hawthorn and sloe (blackthorn). Tom found it crossing a track and the plants in the nearby hedge were bramble and sloe. So now Squiggly is residing in a bucket in Tom's room with hawthorn and bramble to munch on and we are just off to get him (or her) some sloe.
: ) great news.
ReplyDeleteI so remember the days when the childrens bedrooms had containers full of caterpillars, tadpoles etc. in, now it's dirty dishes !
Last night we set the moth trap for the first time this yesr, fascinating.
If it survives tell Tom we would love to see some photos as it develops.