So this would mean having to catch it. I threw it some chook feed at it ( hoping it might be a friendly pet type duck) but it just looked at me and kind of sniffed. Then it crapped all over the side of the pool. So I went to get the bits and pieces to capture it. By the way, for those interested I believe it's a Red-faced Trespass Duck although I could be mistaken.
So we (Al was my handy sidekick) had one Duck to catch:
One box to put it in:
Annette would also be helpful. Good on 'er.
The thing is though by the time we got back to the pool, about 4 seconds later, it had gone. Vanished. Scidaddled. We looked behind trees etc but no sign of it.
Now it's just bloody scary having a ninja Duck on our property that is able to out- fox us or in this case out- duck us.
Speaking of which, Scale. Weird stuff. We have it on some of our Eremophelia plants. They are very nice normally despite the difficulty in spelling its name when you don't know how to. (The plant not the scale) Here's scale:
Al suggested (and some websites) to cut off the infected parts.
So I did:
Apparently the scale feeds off the plants sap. They produce a sweet goo type stuff that the ants love. The ants then help keep away natural predators. I'm not sure what predators those are. Probably bears.
Anyway I have various insecticides that I can try if needed.
Oh it all happens here.
Look! Catflap!
Put in today by the excellent Neata Glass business the in The Alice.
Now we just need a cat to put through it.
We've got a duck.
Just not sure where it's hiding.
