Egyptian goslings in Peckham Rye park!

[Sue]

Four little goslings by the pond,  with their mum and dad keeping a close watch on them yesterday!

It seems very early? Apparently they were born last week, and there were five then 😭

Let's hope the rest of them escape what I presume was the heron.

Sorry just realised this should be on the nature watch thread, maybe admin could move it? Apologies.

Edited 10 hours ago by Sue
On wrong thread 😞

[CPR Dave]

Could have been one of the many rats that live there.

Or one of the many dogs that people let run around off their leash in that dog free zone.

[Sue]

34 minutes ago, CPR Dave said:

Could have been one of the many rats that live there.

Or one of the many dogs that people let run around off their leash in that dog free zone.

Do rats eat ducklings?

I'd have thought anything on four legs approaching a duckling would have been seen off by the parents, whereas the heron swooping down can just fly off with it 😥

[d walker]

43 minutes ago, CPR Dave said:

Could have been one of the many rats that live there.

Or one of the many dogs that people let run around off their leash in that dog free zone.

It's a "dogs on lead" zone, not a dog free zone. Although I agree people should not let their dogs chase wildlife,  anywhere,  not just there.

[alice]

There were 3 about an hour ago.   I had thought the area around the lake over the low fence was a no dog area.

[Penguin68]

Dogs can't read and some owners don't bother to, I'm afraid. Too many seem to think that rules don't apply to them. Or their charges. 

[Sue]

4 hours ago, alice said:

There were 3 about an hour ago.   I had thought the area around the lake over the low fence was a no dog area.

If you mean the area immediately adjacent to the water, I have never seen either a dog or a human in there.

Surely it would be extremely difficult for someone - or their dog - to get over the fence (I thought they were iron railings. Are we talking about different parts of the pond/lake?)

[alice]

Just to the right of where the goslings were there’s a tree on the lake side of the fence where I like to watch the mother and baby rats. It was there today I saw a  dog. I was surprised by the nimble way this large dog jumped back over the fence. 

Edited 53 minutes ago by alice
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