Re Re: [canberrabirds] Nesting ducks and tortoise

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To my admittedly-limited eyesight, the so-called 'egg' is simply a patch of reed-shadowed water which has taken on ovoid shape due to the nuances of perspective.  Note the similarity in colour.

 

Maurits Zwankhuizen

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From: martin butterfield [
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:28 PM
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When discussing the Australian Wood Duck egg which appeared in one of our paddocks it was suggested that younger birds of this species may get "taken short" and just drop the egg where the bird happens to be at the time rather than in the/a nest.  Perhaps that happened here, thus Nick's photo, followed, rather sooner than in our case, by a visit from the friendly local ovivore and thus Geffrey's image.

 

Martin

 

 

On Nov 29, 2007 12:51 PM, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Nick  -  I am only pursuing this matter because a fundamental change in nesting strategy by this species would be of some interest, suggesting perhaps something at work in the Canberra environment.  To the right of your pick is mine from this rain-drizzled morning showing neither eggs nor heaped nesting material.  I think the whitish shapes in yours might be pale feathers.  However, the site is close by and in full view of the bike path, so if I am wrong there will be no shortage of witnesses.  Geoffrey

 

  

 

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Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2007 7:01 PM
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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Nesting ducks and tortoise

 

But see the attached crop from the full resolution image. There is what appears to be an egg visible behind the female duck.

 

Nick

 

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Nick  -  Your ducks are clearly A Wood Ducks, for which HANZAB says the nest is 'always in holes in trees'.  Maybe an exception is possible, in which case it would be easily verifiable, but perhaps just resting.  Geoffrey

 

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At the small bay on the North side of Lake BG where the bike path from Belconnen joins the path around the lake. In the reeds about 10m offshore.

 

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