The ducklings are growing! The mother duck and her family are getting more used to George now, so he can get closer. This is achieved by the skilful (?) use of "quacking" noises - luckily no-one is near-by to have a laugh! So far, the hawks have not taken any of the ducklings - keep fingers crossed!! The pond has stopped overflowing - first time for weeks - although the ground is still saturated. We have had sun-shine and quite warm days lately but nearly every day there are showers to keep up the moisture in the soil.
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