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21-01-2009, 10:56 PM
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| | | Took my grandson to feed the ducks! dangerous mission!
I had my 17mth grandson for the day today, and since he was a few months old I have introduced him to the birds, and he loves them, to the point of when he is eating his will extend his arm with whatever he is eating and 'feed the birds' smacking his lips at the same time!! Anyway we went off to the nearby lake to feed the ducks, and there were loads, mallards, canada geese, gulls, allsorts, anyway when the bread came out we were set upon by everything, and all of a sudden my left thumb got a nasty nip from last years cygnet! Talk about bite the hand that feeds you!!  Seriously though they must be starving, I was not at all scared but I can imagine some Mums would have been terrified. I have not seen anything like it, the ducks were attacking each other as well!  |
21-01-2009, 11:56 PM
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| | | Re: Took my grandson to feed the ducks! dangerous mission!
Ha! That happens to us sometimes at Bodiam. Being the cruel, wicked mother that I am, when my boys were smaller, I used to "make them dance" by throwing the bread around their feet and sit back to watch the ducks peck and squabble around them, boys squealing and jumping all the while! (What? A mother has to get her own back occasionally  )
Yet some days we can go there and no-one is interested...  The fish - huge carp - that live in the moat always enjoy the food, whatever the time of year. Some of them being so big, I swear they could eat a duckling! Feeding the ducks is one of the most therapeutic and amusing things to do IMO, (sad, ok) and I adore sitting down amongst them, they cannot really hurt you and so long as you are safe from swans it's all good fun
D.
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22-01-2009, 12:11 AM
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| | | Re: Took my grandson to feed the ducks! dangerous mission!
We have a lake near us and my husband took our 9 moths old Grandson to see the ducks and there were not many on at all its usually got such a lot on.
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22-01-2009, 12:19 AM
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| | | Re: Took my grandson to feed the ducks! dangerous mission!
I think they have a cull every now and then. Earlier this year I noticed an abundance of males at Bodiam. All squabbling over the few available females.
Good entertainment, but very frustrating I'd imagine for those poor boys.
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22-01-2009, 11:23 AM
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| | | Re: Took my grandson to feed the ducks! dangerous mission!
My sons used to try to eat the bread before the ducks could whenever we took them!!
I mustn't have fed them enough!!! lol!!
I'm now looking forward to being able to take my Grandson too......how time flies!!  | | |
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