Lane, in the middle of this photo, was missing yesterday afternoon when John went to feed the ducks. It was ominous because Anke and Lane [who came to us only last year, 14th May, the very day the disastrous duck enteritis struck] ALWAYS went everywhere together. She was still missing at bed time, we suspect a vixen feeding young struck before we tightened our defences. We HAD tried to make the fence around their enclosure more secure, but it's difficult to stop determined ducks breaking out into pastures they think more promising .....
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