I captured these at the same pond where the otter was spotted today:
April 28, 2013 by SWestfall3
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A pair of mallard were shepherding their seven ducklings on a small pond in our hilltop wood two days ago, but yesterday all nine seemed to have vanished. We hope they have just vacated downhill towards the nearest stream, called the river Wye. This is what typically happens with ducks born on these hills – they just seem to have have this urge to go downhill to more substantial water. Lets hope they didn’t meet any hungry carniviores enroute!
We have twice only seen terrapins apparently ‘sunbathing’ on a log on a nearby local branch of the grand union canal. I presume they were released pets as I don’t think they breed here in nature. They look as if they might make attractive pets but then they grow too big and, besides, the aquarium water needs constantly changing as it quickly becomes obnoxious, some may have noticed?