New Life?

Apparently not. This nest was made by a young moorhen who then laid her eggs in it, on a quiet corner of the ferry boat which goes to and fro across the lake at Harewood House. This was a fortnight ago. It seems she thought she’d done her job, because she then wandered back to her usual routine of fossicking about in the water and its margins, and has never sat on them at all. Any chance they had of hatching has long gone. Let’s hope this young thing learns better parenting skills before the season’s out.

For Becky’s #SquaresRenew Challenge, she’s inviting us to post square – only square – photos on the themes of Burgeoning; Moving Forward; Reconstruction; or Renewal

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

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  2. Oh, what a shame! And incidentally, I responded immediately to your featured photo, Margaret. I have pretty near the same one somewhere in my folders. Snap! Happy Saturday!

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    1. She must have come to the boat a lot whilst nest-building? And it just has the one short route, and plies back and forth all day. She’ll learn. Perhaps.

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  11. Wow. First of all, an odd spot to build a nest. Second…what was she thinking? Is this normal for this bird? Was she expecting some other bird to take over?

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