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This evening a female Musk Duck was present with 2
youngsters hurriedly paddling down the centre of the pond.
At one
point one youngster tried unsuccessfully to jump on mum's back.
They
looked like they were too old for piggyback riding.
This morning I saw "mum" carrying not just one but also two
youngsters.
Did not get any decent pics
but you can just about make them out in these.
Near the north end I found the male near the
footbridge displaying? (splashing and whistling) among dense reeds.
Another female Musk Duck was present at the far north end of the
pond.
I know nothing of ..... of musk ducks, but I wonder if there
might not be two adult males
since I saw one at the north end of the
pond, and one en familie at the south end.
They (or he) can of course swim much faster than I can
walk.
Also present was a family of 6 coots less than a week old.
And an egret that I would like to be a Little
Egret though no doubt
when I look at
the photo it wont have a black bill and it will be a
Cattle Egret
roger
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