Mother Duck Lays Her Eggs on a 7-story Balcony in a Very Urbanized Area of East London, Two Years in a Row

When everyone was being bored in their homes, seeing no one new besides their family or friends they were in quarantine with, Twitter user Johanna Kolerski-Bezerra had quite an interesting guest. A nesting duck mother chose her 7th-floor balcony to lay her eggs. Kolerski-Bazerra’s apartment is on a block near Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London, and it’s quite a surprise that a duck would choose such an urbanized area to kay her eggs, especially when it’s 7 stories up.

h/t: IFLSience 

Kolerski-Bazerrawas surprised by this unexpected guest that she even named the bird Carmen. This was during the first lockdown that London was going through, but then the next year on the second lockdown, Carmen came back and this time brought a male mallard duck, which is supposed to be her birth partner. Soon after that mother duck laid an egg, which was still very surprising to the homeowners because of the location of their apartment.

Despite a few misgivings the second time around, Kolerski-Bezerra allowed Carmen to reclaim her nesting spot and decided to document the whole process on Twitter. As seen in the pictures she shared, mother duck prepared the nesting material with leaves from the balcony’s fake foliage screening and feathers from her own body to keep the eggs warm while incubating. It took six weeks for the eggs to begin to hatch, initiating the complicated process of getting the newborn ducklings back onto level ground and to an appropriate water source for their survival.

Trying to get the ducks and ducklings out of the balcony was quite a challenge, and for that two volunteers from the Swan Sanctuary, Gill & Andy, came to help, where they made sure the duck family was brought to the nearest pond, Waterglade, in East Village

Vet Goes Viral After Naming 5 Dog And 4 Cat Breeds He Would Never Purchase

For most of the pet lovers there, we know we are choosing our pets wisely (if we have the chance to). Some things have to be considered, like our capability to raise the animal or the practicality of raising a certain breed. Because sometimes, you would be allured by the look of the pet and only realize that it would be hard to maintain the pet.

The veterinarian Ben (@ben.the.vet) shares the same viewpoint. So he published a video where he ran down the breeds of cats and dogs that would have the most disadvantages for him as a vet. Keep in mind that this list is from a veterinarian’s perspective and is subjective. This does not intend to foster aversion towards the mentioned breeds.

More info: TikTok

This veterinarian listed down dog and cat breeds that he wouldn’t recommend buying







































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