Mother mallard/grey duck hybrid and her duckling swimming upstream at a small weir. They struggled a bit in the current but eventually succeeded.
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Mother mallard/grey duck hybrid and her duckling swimming upstream at a small weir. They struggled a bit in the current but eventually succeeded.
 When so many baby birds succumb to cats, it's great to see that the parents do succeed sometimes.
 The octopus encounter below was a bonus on this day - my real purpose was to check out the red-billed gull colony on the cliffs. They were showing well, with several babies of different ages in view.
 The octopus checked and declined the limpet I gave it, and also some small mussels. After a while some whelks came out to feed on the mussel meat and the octopus rounded them up.
 A mouthful of food for the nestlings but Simba was hanging around. The lowered wing position is part of the blackbird's alarm signal. I engaged the cat and the babies got fed.
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