In reply to Andy Hawksworth:
A crow has now found what's left ..
Oh geez .... Andy are we sure the first mallard was the mother? Why would she abandon the brood, too few of them for her to bother?
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"Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way." John Muir
In reply to Marina P:
I can't tell the difference between the 2 females, I had no idea which of them was on the nest each time I looked. I just supposed it was the same one each time.