Beautiful Pictures. Great to hear Walter is doing good. i bet with your spoiling he will come out of his skiddishness. Love the name Father Walt too. lol
And then Maverick what a pretty boy. I just love these pictures and the story behind them. Enjoy!!
A very big possibility. We have Eagles at the river down below us but have never had one up here.
But when we had a red tail fly in and get one of my bantam hens the only one making noise was my rooster who was hiding in the coop. The rest of the chickens were hiding and the ducks and geese were...
I never thought my drake(young Muscovy) would fly either but he almost made it to the river down below us. Thankfully I was able to walk him home. I think sometimes they fly off just because they can and get lost. It happen to Muscovy all the time that’s why we have so many feral.
Do you have a body of water beside the pond close by? if so did you check there? Something could have scared him and he took off or he just felt like flying and couldn't find his way back. Most likely if he has been with ya'll 31 days he feels like ya'll are his home.
Check with neighbors and...