Somersham Lake 9 – Tribute to the Last Duckling.
What I didn’t tell you in yesterday’s post Somersham Lake 8 – Last Duckling was that it’s gone. I took these and yesterdays photo 2 weeks or so ago. A woman who was walking her dogs told me it was thought a cat had got the other 7 ducklings and indeed I did see the cat “suspect” sitting at the very edge of the water watching the ducks.
Unfortunately I haven’t seen the duckling since, even though I have been back to the lake almost very day since.
I feel sad about that even though as a cat owner ( if it was the cat) I know that it is their nature to hunt.
Although as there is a resident Heron at the lake (you can see it in my Glory of flight post) I’m more inclined to think it was him who took the ducklings.
Anyway being a complete softie I am sharing the other photos I took of the lone duckling in order to remember the poor little thing.
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Look at its lovely markings and fluffiness
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and a close-up of yesterdays photo
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You can see my other Somersham lake posts here
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Awww… what a cute little fuzz-butt. 🙂
I know Michelle… sad that he was either a heron or cat’s breakfast…such is nature…
You don’t suspect Stuart and his orange sauce? You know what Mrs. SHPics does with prawns….
I don’t think even he would drive so far for a good meal ! Nature can be soooo cruel
Burp……
STUART !!! I suspected you had no heart but only a stomach… don’t you feel even a little bit sad that this lovely little creature is gone??
Sorry , cant talk now…Feathers in my teeth.
Incorrigible !
adorable
Adorable indeed… Mimo. Sad that the little thing is no more 😦
oh 😦 Could also be danger from below. When my girls were younger we were watching a cute fluffy family of moorhen chicks swimming along when there was a disturbance in the water and then one less moorhen chick. I assumed it was a pike. Poor girls were devastated. 😦
Yes hadn’t thought of pike, horrible for your girls but a learning experience I suppose :(… but it’s a very small lake so there may not be pike in there though… it’s such a pity.. most seem to have survived last year..
gorgeous 😀
They just are irrisistable aren’t they. Lisa 😀
Such a sad little tale 😦 I am afraid I am of the Chris Packham view when it comes to cats and wild birds. But it could easily have been the heron. If a heron can take out a brood of fairly well grown swans, it can definitely manage a few little balls of fluff like this one. Lovely photos, as usual 🙂
Thanks Rachael. I think it’s much more likely to have been the heron…