winter quarters

We've rejigged and moved the pen so that it's better suited for Tom to go through the winter. It's near the house, so more sheltered from the wind, and he can now hear the TV and voices.

Though he sometimes likes to watch as well as listen -

(The dog is not real - it's a statue of Nipper, the HMV dog.)

We have waited a while to see if Tom would fly or try to go away to the other ducks, but he didn't. So we decided to feed him up for Christmas (just joking!). No. We decided to keep him through the winter and try to build him up ready for the spring. Then we could try him with the others, his brothers and sisters who are still on a nearby pond, and see how it goes.

Meanwhile, he's getting plenty of TLC -

And trampoline practice -

And, since he won't bathe himself, a bath -