Moorhens

It's been a miserable year for a lot of wildlife but the moorhens are having a good year - so far. A brood of six chicks has been born recently and at lease five or six juveniles seem to have made it through from earlier broods so there is quite a throng of them at the moment. As they are the most entertaining birds I know it is gratifying to see so many. All three generations were on the lawn today with five juveniles and most of the chicks plus an adult. The adult was showing them all how to steal potatoes from the vegetable patch so I went out and dug up the remaining ones and they had to content themselves with eating whatever it was I had uncovered. There has also been a new single duckling but it is keeping a fairly low profile. The picture shows one adult four juveniles and three chicks on the lawn.