Who knows that film? We just showed Nicole, the Warden, a trailer - she's slightly disturbed!
Anyhoo, the reason for the 80's film entitled blog post is due to something that happen yesterday afternoon - Rainham's Duck Tales (ahhooo-oo) Howard became the duck whisperer!
So yesterday, two of our lovely regulars came across this stunning male shelduck, laying on the ground by the anthill. Picture by Tom Bell
The shelduck seemed ok, but not moving so Lee and Tom brought the bird back to the Visitor Centre.
Lee the valiant duck rescuer!
Howard had a look at the stunning duck - he looked healthy, alert, although he wasn't using his legs. He's totally quackers!
Howard is the duck whisperer - as he was checking the duck over for injuries the duck as quite calm...
Count Duckular and the shelduck
The shelduck got taken to South Essex Wildlife Hospital - who will look after him, and hopefully we'll see him back here soon.
So... everyone call Howard "duckie" from now on... see if he notices :)
I remember Howard the Duck.........eeek, that was a seriously silly film and I'm giving my age away!! I'm so glad you spotted him before the peregrines did - shelducks are such gorgeous birds and it's good that he was sensible enough to be helped.
A very happy New Year to you all!
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.