When I got back from the heritage meeting at lunchtime there were Jay and 5 females standing by the Post Office wall, something was up, no Tuts! And on inspection no Billie-Jean either, foxes again.
After lunch we had fierce hailstorms again, like the one I got caught up in last night at duck bed time.
You can see in the pictures that Jay still had 5 ducks about him, and two were left in the run, Dotty and Gertie. Later this afternoon, between showers, I was watching Jay and 4 girls splashing in the frog pond, Mocca, the fifth, was standing at the top. At 10 to 6 I went downstairs to make a cup of tea and saw something brown near the style. I tore outside and chased the fox away - for now, but either this one or another must have taken Mocca before then because she was certainly gone.
I stood guard over the little troupe of 5 while they were digging for tidbits in the field, Jay kept his eyes open, too, constantly checking in the direction of the ditch. The "twins" Vera and Dash are still with him, as are Winnie and Caramel. With just 2 girls in the run they could easily fit into one hut now, I'll see what they do at bedtime.
PS: I got all seven into the girl's hut inside the duck run, the duck shed is standing empty tonight.
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