They have finally turned on the DuckCam (or PondCam, if you will) at Botany Pond. There’s a good view of nearly the entire Pond, and you are likely to see Armon there; in fact, he’s should be there now. A few minutes ago there was another pair that I drove off, as we don’t want to couples nesting at about the same time. Oh, I forgot to add the important note that Vashti has begun incubating her eggs at a secret location (I know where it is), and we should have ducklings in a bit less than four weeks!
Even the channel is visible now, to the right behind the lamppost.
I appreciate the fact that the grounds department put a lot of work into retrofitting the pond. But it looks like a swimming pool. Why so few plants? Are we expecting to see more as the weather warms?
It’s not my doing. We may see more plant growth, but the fact that the pond has a pebble-y bottom makes it hard to sustain plants there.
I think the plants will come on their own. It’s possible to maybe plant some (water lilies, maybe?) But I don’t know about such things.
Nice! As Tom Webber says, it does look like a swimming pool. I do see something in there that looks like it might be duckweed. (:-) It’ll take time for nature to take its course and turn the pond into, well, a pond. Ducks are a start!
Bookmarked.
I see turtles!