hardheads

Yerrabi Pond I suspect is fairly deep
as there are usually over 20-30 Hoary-headed Grebes present at the far
northern end. I walk or cycle around the lake regularly as I live nearby
in Ngunnawal.
Large groups of Hardhead are common
in winter as well as the odd Australasian Shoveler and even Pink-eared
Duck on rare occasions.
Did you by any chance see the resident
Musk Duck(s)?

I think most of Lake Ginninderra may
be too deep for Hardhead and Hoary-headed Grebe. Not sure.

The small piece of water you refer to
near the roundabout off Wm Sim Drive I believe is part of the McKellar
Wetlands. My understanding is that a local landcare group has created these
wetlands to conserve the local frog population - there is another pond
with a dense reedbed near the William Webb Drive-Owen Dixon Drive intersection
with an explanatory sign on frog species.
I also visit this wetland regularly
to keep an eye out for crakes...before they finish developing all the new
houses nearby.

Cheers
Marnix

"roger curnow" <>

14/08/2005 07:39 PM

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Subject	[canberrabirds] hardheads
Classification

I walked around Yerabbi Ponds on the Thursday and estimated
upwards of 60  Hardheads (or White-eyed Duck ) present.
They were also present in numbers on what my Gregory's
labels Gungahlin  Pond.
On a small piece of water south west of the Baldwin
Drive, Sir William  Slim roundabout
           
                
                
                
 there were two adult birds and two immatures. 
Today when i walked around Lake Ginninderra I saw no Hardheads;
not very  many ducks at all really, but no Hardheads.
Is there an obvious reason for this ?.
 
There are also large numbers of Grebe (mostly Australasian,
but some  Hoary-Headed) on Yerrabi Pond.
I would guess 40 but i wasn't keeping  track of them.

Is Yerrabi Pond deep? clear?
 
Different topic:
Would this be a mallard/black duck cross?
There is a white ring around  its neck not obvious
in the photo.
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        roger curnow.

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