JBtheExplorer
Native Gardener
Relatively decent weather today (50°F), so I got the pond going! The ducks have been here the past few days so with them pooping in the pond, I wanted to start getting it filtered as soon as possible.
Shortly after I got it going, the frogs started popping up. Last I saw, there were three sitting out.
There's been some plant growth around the pond as well.
Blue Flag Iris
Common Blue Violet
Nodding Onion
Prairie Smoke
The Mallard ducks have been here the last few days. I don't think it's the pair that has nested here. (I'm aware of two pair that hang out in this area, the first to arrive is usually the pair that doesn't nest at my pond) With that being said, the area in the red circle was dug up quite a bit. I pushed some of the dirt back in but kept it a little lower. I don't know for sure that it's the ducks doing this, but it did start happening as soon as they returned, and happens to be duck-sized. Hopefully she won't destroy my plants too bad, particularly my Prairie Smoke, which I'm excited to see bloom. There are no plants where she dug, as I removed my purple coneflowers last year and plan to plant something else there this year. That may have to wait if this does turn out to be a nest.
The 2018 pond season has begun!
Shortly after I got it going, the frogs started popping up. Last I saw, there were three sitting out.
There's been some plant growth around the pond as well.
Blue Flag Iris
Common Blue Violet
Nodding Onion
Prairie Smoke
The Mallard ducks have been here the last few days. I don't think it's the pair that has nested here. (I'm aware of two pair that hang out in this area, the first to arrive is usually the pair that doesn't nest at my pond) With that being said, the area in the red circle was dug up quite a bit. I pushed some of the dirt back in but kept it a little lower. I don't know for sure that it's the ducks doing this, but it did start happening as soon as they returned, and happens to be duck-sized. Hopefully she won't destroy my plants too bad, particularly my Prairie Smoke, which I'm excited to see bloom. There are no plants where she dug, as I removed my purple coneflowers last year and plan to plant something else there this year. That may have to wait if this does turn out to be a nest.
The 2018 pond season has begun!
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