April 4th - Easter Nest

An Easter Sunday stroll in Calderstones Park. Straight out of a Beatrix Potter story, these three ducks were enjoying the late afternoon sunshine on the banks of the lake. The duck on the left appeared to be sitting eggs. I'm reliably told by my son (who has inside information on this one!) that one of these ducks actually is called Jemima... The Park gardeners have made an excellent job of landscaping this area next to the lake, with a series of small wooden jetties for fishing and feeding the ducks which will become hidden by bullrushes and purple flowering water plants in a few weeks time, just in time for the ducklings.