What a lovely sight I saw earlier this evening. I was up at nearby Easter Boleskine to return a trailer to friends, when looking out from their house on to a large pond that they created a couple of years ago ( see http://www.boleskinewetland.co.uk/) we saw a very proud duck with her brood of 10 ducklings taking them for their first paddle! She had nested this year amongst tall grass tussocks on the little island in the centre of the pond, safe from predators, and as we watched she marched her ducklings down to the water edge and then started to shepherd them around the edges of the pond. A more tranquil and delightful wildlife sight at this time of the year would be hard to beat!