I saw them all again today, paddling about in the distance. I grabbed the binoculors to spy on them as I was very excited to see their progress. I counted, 1,2,3 ducklings, 4,5 6, oh- and the last two?? Here they come- right behind! But no. Only one more came. Seven in total. I guess [...]
Posts under ‘wild life’
so long, cheeps
Last night as we left the boat for east london the tide was very high. We wondered how Cheepy would ever make it back to the world of wildlife, so treacherous it is. And as we wondered this, lo and behold, we spied the entire Cheepy family, (well, depleted family), balancing on some sort of [...]
on the mend
Cheepy seems to be doing surprisingly well. I just spoke to someone from the ‘rehabilitation’ place and she advised warmth- put a hot water bottle in there to keep it cosy (if it’s looking ill- but to be honest, I think Cheepy’s on the mend). I’ve put a very shallow saucer of water in there [...]
imprinting
I just called the RSPB and I need to keep the duckling ‘comfortable’ until it’s mother returns (if indeed she ever does). And if she doesn’t I can take it to a duckling rehabilitation centre!! HA! I LOVE BOAT LIFE! The lady also told me to keep the duckling at arms length as it is [...]
the duckling
There was a duck living in one of our lower pots (see above first photo…) she’d made a nest there and had been sitting there very quietly for a long, long time. Well. Yesterday they hatched- all nine of them. And then today (they waste no time) they all leapt off the boat- one by [...]
first born dissappears
They didn’t think about how the baby coots would get back on to the boat once they’d fallen off. We even built a ramp, but they probably didn’t understand what it was. SO now, first baby was born on Saturday and was very active on Sunday when we fished him out of the water back [...]
the coots are breeding
I’m catching up slightly here because a lot has happened in the past five weeks and we’ve only just created this outlet. So, basically, about six weeks ago we woke up one morning to find a single egg poised on the back of the boat where there is a small ledge. We laughed at the [...]
the magpie
I was sitting at my desk tapping on my laptop keyboard. It was a sunny afternoon and there was a light breeze. I thought: ‘how nice to be working on the boat’. Then I heard some pitter-pattering and a dull clack from outside. I carried on working. ‘It’s probably just a friendly badger or somesuch [...]