Nine New Babies at Bacon’s College
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Bacon’s College is delighted to announce that 9 ducklings have hatched in the central atrium garden, all 9 and Mum are doing very well indeed.
The Science department have set up a makeshift pond (paddling pool) and have put the old Science text books to excellent use, acting as steps for the babies to enter and leave their aquatic facility.
Unfortunately when the ducklings become old enough to fly, they will be unable to leave to the garden due to the height of the walls and their aerobatic inexperience. For this reason The Swan Sanctuary http://www.swanuk.org.uk/ in Shepperton will be moving the whole family to a new nesting site in a secret location somewhere suitable once the ducklings are old enough to travel. In the meantime they are quite the attraction for staff, student and visitors who are able to view them clearly from the upper atrium balcony in the yellow wing.
The duck is a regular visitor to Bacon’s and has had several broods in previous years. She has become quite adept at knocking on the office door which leads out to the atrium to ask for her breakfast or mid morning snacks. She is a welcome visitor and we hope to see her or her children again in the future.
