Spring in Elslack

There has been a hive of activity in Elslack this morning.... The Hen that's taken up residence in our garden, has given birth (hatched!) to 4 chicks and seems to be on the move. However, she seems to have left 9 eggs behind in her nest.
On the way to tell the farmer, we then spotted a Duck and her 14 ducklings swimming downstream. 12 ducklings were of similar colour and 2 yellow ones, just like the chicks i used to put on my chocolate easter eggs, (when i was making them for the family chocolate business in Skipton!)
I also noticed at the week-end that some of the fish have had babies and 1 still looking very fat! Unfortunately, this is impossible to take a photo of!!