I'm pleased that I'm not the only one with limited eyesight! I too was
struggling to see the 'egg', and what was it doing 'out the back' anyway?!
Regards
Frank
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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:40:57 +1100
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Subject: Re Re: [canberrabirds] Nesting ducks and tortoise
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: martin butterfield
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:28 PM
> To: Geoffrey Dabb
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Re Re: [canberrabirds] Nesting ducks and tortoise
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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
>
>
>
> ducknest_0178.jpg
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Payne [mailto:
> <> ]
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2007 7:01 PM
> To:
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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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Geoffrey Dabb [mailto: <> ]
>
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2007 6:01 PM
>
> To:
> <>
>
> Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Nesting ducks and tortoise
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2007 4:11 PM
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> Subject: [canberrabirds] Nesting ducks and tortoise
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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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