We have a Moorhen with 6 chick and a Duck with 6 duckings in our pond and today an Eagle has decided its a nice place to dine

We have just seen the eagle attack the Moorhen nest and thankfully all the large Ducks and Moorhens responded and made it fly off - the Eagle is bloody huge - 3/4 times the size of the Ducks but it seems numbers counts. The Eagle flew off and positioned him/herself on a nearby telegraph pole for I would imagine a second try.

Mixed emotions to be honest - its amazing to see an Eagle in the Garden, however we feel the ducks are part of the family

heres a piccie of the duck and ducklings - poor little things

Click image to enlarge

p.s.

Camera is primed for next time

you might need this to kaine


Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion, cut into wedges
1 sprig of thyme
½ red chilli, sliced
240g/8½oz duck breast, skin off, diced
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tbsp double cream
For the pastry
8 tbsp plain flour
55g/2oz butter
2 eggs, beaten
salt, to taste
1 tbsp water
extra flour, for dusting 

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aljo wrote:

you might need this to kaine


Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion, cut into wedges
1 sprig of thyme
½ red chilli, sliced
240g/8½oz duck breast, skin off, diced
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tbsp double cream
For the pastry
8 tbsp plain flour
55g/2oz butter
2 eggs, beaten
salt, to taste
1 tbsp water
extra flour, for dusting

 MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

aljo you forgot the orange sauce  some of my Previous cars
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AC Cobra
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You should be ok Kaine because in this situation the parents take over as you have already witnessed, they will make as much fuss and noise as possible to deter the attack.
The problem is the eagle may find, if it gets too hungary, that it is worth more effort so it may try harder next time. If it comes in from a more far out range and uses the element of surprise on the mom you might have a full on attack on your hands - but you will know by the noise the mother is making that something is wrong. Keep the 12 bore handy just in case.  You don't stop playing because you get old, You get old because you stop playing.

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Nutty Nige wrote:

Keep the 12 bore handy just in case.

Cheers Nige - my exact thoughts too

Our ducks are under attack

I blame it on fanatical terrorists

Cliff H wrote:

Our ducks are under attack

I blame it on fanatical terrorists

dressed up as eagles?

Yep, did they have rucksacks?

I blame it on the influence of TV programmes and violent films, like The Eagle has landed  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
______________________________
current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

This is true E, I will get onto my MP first thing in the morning

ENVOY wrote:

I blame it on the influence of TV programmes and violent films, like The Eagle has landed

and kaines place is " Where Eagles Dare "