Spot the duck ! I was a bit baffled as to what that duck was doing this morning. Have you got any theories? I mean, ducks were NOT designed to perch on hedges. Go on, have a think. A long thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnkkk. And having thunked, what about that Kingfisher eh ? What indeed ! But the big recent news is that last night, 22:43 to be precise, a male Tawny Owl was calling really close to the house. But not only that.... after a minute or two, a female started to call as well. That's the first time there's been two calling together for over a year. Well, the first I've heard from t'ouse anyway. Good news. OK then ... my initial "DuckOnHedge" theory was that it was looking for its young ..... but there weren't any. None of the mallards there have any chicks yet,as far as I know. But the "probable correct answer" was revealed when I came back 20 mins later on the return leg of the dog walk ..... it flew up and away ... and as it did so, a male sprung up out of the garden behind the hedge and pursued it out of sight. I strongly suspect it was one of those "sex pests mallards" we hear so much about lately.Male mallards are so amorous that they sometimes actually drown the female they are pursuing with over-enthusiastic er, thingying. And I suspect that female was trying to get rid of him. Here's another amazing thing for you to think about. How long is the penis of the male mallard ? You might be surprised. Maybe even "amazed." Well worth " looking up"..... ...which is a smashing intro to a song I've played quite a bit on here ... and why not .....? This one has a different, rather beautiful video....mind you, the song does have a deep flaw within it ..... here we go ... " Passenger Seat." Can you believe that some people have "disliked" that song. Seriously ? On the other hand, I'm sure many of you will be longing to embed that song deep in your memory ... so here's your big chance to learn the words....
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