Being fortunate to have a common and duck pond at the end of our road, plus a national park within walkable distance, migrating birds and all manner of wildlife are almost a stone’s throw away at all times. Yes, I know what an urban fox and a wood pigeon look like and could identify them even in the dark, but ask me about the less common wildfowl splashing about in front of me and I’ll often draw a blank.
As it’s spring at the time of writing, inevitably some of the waterfowl have had young, leading to a very aggressive male swan shooing away fellow pond dwellers, dogs and humans while his mate perches atop her nest.
