11 o'clock...

The dad of one of my son's friends is a 'pond man' and today he's started the process of clearing ours out. I did laugh when he first came round to look at it as he said, 'It's a bit bigger than the ones I usually do.' Still, he's doing a great job so far. Looks like the moorhen chicks have hatched so probably not the best time to be doing this but it has to be done and he's keeping well away from the nest. I can actually see the water now so it'll be much better for all the wildlife now.

I've put an old picture in my blipfolio to show what it used to look like...


Update: Pond man has gone for the day and the moorhens are back and none the worse for wear! When I looked at the nest the other day, there was only one egg in it. Don't know where the other two went but we definitely only have one parent and one chick.