Wilma and Sydney are all good thankfully, roughly two weeks until hatching and we are all waiting excitedly.
Sadly the moorhens won’t be hatching their fluffs though, as the nest was raised by a predator overnight and all eggs eaten - I found the shells on the bank first thing and mama moorhen was sitting in the reeds crying out over the loss of her eggs. It was so sad, I don’t know how anyone can claim these creatures don’t have feelings, I’ve seen enough to know they grieve and mourn just like humans do.
Another sad thing today, we’ve lost another gosling. One was off first thing, I had hoped it was just cold, but this evening we were down to eleven so I guess it was more serious…
But on the whole, things are OK at the lakeside ❤️
1 май 2024
