The Dulaig » Wildlife

Duckling drama

The Dulaig — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:23:35 +0000

We were delighted when Mrs Duck brought her day-old ducklings to our wildlife pond. The 10 ducklings explored their new surroundings, had their first swim and the scene was very peaceful until a second mother duck came along with her new brood of 13 ducklings…..pandemonium broke out! After a battle for “ownership” of the pond the [...]

Wildlife flocks to The Dulaig wildlife pond

The Dulaig — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:12:39 +0000

Our new wildlife pond works for wildlife! In the few months since we built it the pond has already attracted a wide variety of birds including grey wagtails and a heron. The pebble beach is a great spot for the baby newts which sun themselves in the shallow water, and blackbirds, doves and other birds love to [...]

Spring into life at The Dulaig!

The Dulaig — Sun, 22 May 2011 15:37:55 +0000

Spring has sprung at The Dulaig and our garden is full of newly-fledged birds, like this little blackbird being fed by its very attentive father. This wonderful image was captured by Elaine Rees who, along with her husband Alun, is a regular guest at The Dulaig. Thanks Elaine!

….and now, the “Gnu”s!!

The Dulaig — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:36:04 +0000

Besty and Michael Tuemmel from Munich, Germany spent part of their honeymoon at The Dulaig and it was lovely to have them return to stay with us for week in December 2010 to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. It was also a “special” birthday for Michael, and as a surprise Betsy adopted for him Gnu, pictured [...]

Winter wonderland – view from dining room window of birds feeding

The Dulaig — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:35:17 +0000

Baby pheasants

The Dulaig — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:57:28 +0000

This baby pheasant was one of four which were in our garden in June 2009 feeding with their mother.

Ducklings at The Dulaig

The Dulaig — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:42:36 +0000

This mother duck has been bringing her new brood to visit us at The Dulaig. The family has returned several times and clearly enjoy eating, relaxing and walking round our garden ….just like our guests!

Red Squirrels at The Dulaig

The Dulaig — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:37:31 +0000

All year round we have several red squirrels in our garden. They are not camera shy as you can see from this picture which was taken by one of our guests. For further stunning images by this photographer see www.apimages.co.uk

Gallery of Red Squirrels at The Dulaig

The Dulaig — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:45:21 +0000