May 17, 2015. According to my photo catalogue the pen started sitting on the nest in 32 days ago. The incubation period is around 36 days. The countdown is on!
“I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass May 17, 2015. Reflection of the gander waiting for the return of the cob to their shared nesting area.
May 19, 2015. High winds have increased the water level in the harbour. The pen keeps re-arranging the contents of the nest. The water temperature is 3 degrees celcius. Not good.
