Nesting

Sneaking forward after tying Tilly's lead to a tree and with Poppy off sniffing interesting smells round the lake I dropped as quietly and low as I could so as not to disturb her. 

I'd waited patiently for her mate to leave as he had been furiously tearing nesting material out of the water and casually tossing it back over his neck for her to pick up and place. Feeling she had all the accessories a girl could possibly want, he then swam off to chase a few errant ducks who had wandered into their territory which pleased Poppy no end! 

So looking forward to the end result here and really hope they are successful!