Wednesday 28 July 2010

The Zola mystery is solved

Zola Buddy Bantam has been missing for a while - in all the heatwave and the occasional storm in the night.   She appeared now and again - then disappeared  - but didn't go into Peckingham Palace at all - but drank from the pond or one of the many watering holes around the garden.

I have searched high and low, and in all her favourite hiding places - to no avail - until this evening!  I was absolutely determined to find her.

We have lots of foliage in our garden - very dense too - but Eureka - look!
She was in the centre of a huge clump of day lilies which were in the centre of a big highly packed flower bed.

She had covered herself with dried leaf stems which were in turn covered by a tall and bushy plant with lots of stems of day lilies in flower.  Can you see all the eggs?  She has flattened herself to cover them.

I was convinced they were laying their eggs somewhere apart from their usual hiding places.
Patrick said that the heatwave had put them off.

We had a heavy downpour in the night and these have muddy footprints on them.
But

I did the 'float test' and none of them floated - so I gave them a scrub and dry, tomorrow they will be turned into cakes!

5 comments:

Zoechaos said...

LOL bet she is not very happy with you right now. She found a smashing spot for her nest no wonder you had difficulty finding her. xx Zoe

themessycraftroom said...

Clever girl laying all those eggs. I bet she's off you right now pinching them all. Have a good baking day. XHugs ChrisB

sam21ski said...

By heck Lottie, that's a lot of eggs isn't it? And she looked so comfy sat on them in her hidy hole. I guess she'll just have to find a better one now!!!!

Cath Wilson said...

Aw, poor little love. Fancy eating all her eggs, too! I hope she's settling again. Bet she thinks you're a horror.

LazyKay said...

How beautiful (and how clever of her) - pity they're not fertile, you'd have had a lovely clutch of chicks.

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