Many of the photos on this web site were all taken in a Croydon garden over the past 20 years, mainly of visiting wild mallard
ducks, but also other wildlife such as foxes, birds, frogs, toads and fish.  The garden photos cover the entire four month duck
breeding season, from mating, egg laying and incubation (five weeks) and then ducklings hatching, growing up and fledgling
at eight or nine weeks old, with photos often taken daily.  

The garden ducks spend most of their year in larger ponds and lakes around Croydon , so there are photos from various
Croydon and South London parks, where a lot of water fowl are found, such as Mallards, Canada Geese, Mute Swans,
Coots, Moorhens and Tufted Ducks, and their young.

 Ducks in Croydon Parks in 2012

Photos from this year taken around various Croydon and South London public parks with ponds and lakes, mostly with
ducks and other water fowl.  We are following three geese and one duck families at Millers Pond in early May.

Ducks and Wildlife in 2010, 2011 and 2012 - Garden

Photos from the garden in 2010, 2011 and 2012 of visiting mallard ducks, but no nest or ducklings yet for these years.
Also photos of garden birds, foxes and pond life such as toads and tadpoles.

 Ducks in Croydon Parks in 2011

Photos from 2011 taken around various Croydon and South London public parks with ponds and lakes, mostly with
ducks and other water fowl.

Ducks and Ducklings in 2009 - Garden

Photos from 2009 of the mallard nest and eight ducklings that hatched on 11th April 2009 and who finally left on 12th June. 
Mum started a second nest but disappeared after laying seven more eggs, almost certainly a victim of one of the foxes.

Ducks and Ducklings in 2008 - Garden

Photos from 2008 of the mallard nest and eight ducklings that hatched on  29th May 2008 and who finally left on 2rd August. 

Ducks, Fish and the Pond up to 2007 - Garden

Photos up to 2007 of early duck visits and failed nesting attempts, and of the pond, it's construction and other inhabitants.

 Birds, Foxes, Squirrels, Toads and Frogs up to 2009 - Garden

Photos of other various garden wildlife.

Most of the older photos were taken with Canon Powershot cameras, with a tele-converter lens for better close-ups.
Those from 2011 and later are with a Samsung camera with x15 zoom which is very useful for wildlife and has much
better low light capability than the older Canons. All original photos are reduced in resolution and quality to make web
page download times acceptable. 

There are also various CCTV cameras monitoring the garden recording 24/7, from which some photos are taken.

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