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Ok, that was a reference to the one legged oystercatcher, no` sure why, but he just maks me think o Long John Silver....ahem....
onyway, we saw him today, perched on top o a fencepost, giein us the beady eye, afore he took off and another oystercatcher joined him. He can fly just fine! Yours truly is chuffed tae bits he made it and is thriving.
Birds, eh? Who`d hae them?
This morning, one o` the ducks nesting in the back byre got off her nest in a hurry tae get tae the grain. In her haste, she knocked one o` the eggs oot o` the stall and on tae the floor. It broke and we thought, "oh damn, what a shame tae get sae far and no` mak it" on seeing the wee duckling on the slabstane floor.
But it blinked, so we realised it was alive. The eggs arenae due tae hatch properly for another twa days or so, but at the moment, the wee duckling is in front o` me oven (it was shivering) and in a quiet box wi` hay wrapped in paper towels. It`s peeping awa` fine style so seems tae be lively enough, but is no` very strong on its feet.
Tae be honest, I`m a bit wary on what tae dae wi` it....the mam duck doesnae seem interested in it at a`, and I dinnae want tae put it in wi` ony o` the other ducks and their broods as they`re a` older than this one, and besides, sometimes the mam doesnae tak tae the incomer and kills them.
So for the time being, it`s a `hoose duck` in the box. Sae long as it survives, we`ll figure oot what tae dae later on.
Given the amount o` mishaps ducks and their eggs have, it`s a wonder ony survive at a`!!
Oh, other bird news...the mandarin that used tae be a merganser is still here but gaun bald!! It`s moulting, I think...certainly its lost its fine orange crest and looks a peedie bit weird.....but seems healthy enough, he certainly comes quick enough for the barley at feeding time onyway.....
And the herons are back on the pond aside the track, patient, auld men-like fisherman birds, I see them standing aside the bank o` the water every morning noo, still as statues, watching and waiting, then they dip their heids and come up wi` a tasty morsel and get right back tae waiting again....what a life, eh?
Yours truly`s other half was oot at his ain archery practice yesterday. He has the power bow, ye see. And I kenned fine he was gaun tae miss the target by the way he was aiming, but no, oh no, men always ken better...then he overshot the target and had tae gaun find the arrow. TWA FIELDS AWA` it was! I told him he`d miss, but dae men ever listen tae their womenfolks? No, no` at a`, daft besoms.....
And it`s aboot thon time o` year again...we need tae sheer the sheep. We only have the one sheep, which is probably guid news for oor backs. But he`s an auld, big sheep and no` awfy partial tae having his coat clipped. I will post afore and after pics o` it, he does look awfy funny when it`s done, and usually looks embarrassed aboot his new look. That could be due tae the odd wee tufts o` wool sticking oot at various angles. We usually end up wi` a punk sheep.

And congratulations tae Carol! :D