Making a pond bowl for wildlife
We have a lovely brass, Indian temple bowl that we picked up on our travels many years ago that now lives out by the pond, and this year I was…
We have a lovely brass, Indian temple bowl that we picked up on our travels many years ago that now lives out by the pond, and this year I was…
We ordered some marginal pond plants at the outset of the covid lockdown and received the usual “expect a 4-6 week delay” message. Our marginal plants arrived this week, about…
Our pond is a hive of activity during spring and summer, and it’s a great source of entertainment. While we have a deck area, we decided to create a new…
Our resident moorhens have had their chicks, and just like the mallard duckings they are tiny and adorable. With the ducklings gone, it’s really nice to be able to enjoy…
Our mallards had their ducklings at our pond again this year. This time, however, our duckling story turned out be unpredictable and a bit strange.
Our mallard couple returned to our pond again this spring to have their new batch of ducklings.
It’s been a busy week at our pond, and our latest update is an encounter with some common toads, bufo bufo. We know very little about toads, so we pulled…
Two beautiful, graceful Canadian geese stopped on our pond for an hour this morning. They chilled out, had a wash and a drink, and the pushed on. Lovely to watch,…
We think that the same heron that visited our pond last year is back. They really are just fabulous looking birds. It’s also a welcome break from the negativity of…