The Hoppities

 
On 2nd May 2002 a fourth pair arrived. The female has an injured leg and at first she had to hop, so we called her Mrs Hoppity. The bad leg seemed to be improving quite quickly and when we last saw her she was able to limp rather than hop.

We didn't see her again that summer, but some children told us that they had seen a lame duck with ducklings not very far away.

She may have reappeared in later years, but we wouldn't recognise her without her limp.

Mr and Mrs Hoppity 2002
Mr and Mrs Hoppity