They're back again. This time, four ducks, landing in a large eucalypt in the
nature reserve just above Kent St. The tree in question is regularly inspected
by parrots of various persuasions each Spring. Tends to support the idea that
the ducks are looking at nest sites.
DN
On 12 Jun 2014, at 3:00 pm, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
> Their breeding time is very broad. The COG Atlas shows this (although the
> graph and text don't match in terms of June & July) and with many years data
> since then it is surely wider now and with the mild autumn we have had that
> breeding is not that odd, a bit on the late side. The babies are easy food
> for Ravens etc. David's likely nest prospecting is about normal timing.
>
> Philip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jenny Smits
> Sent: Thursday, 12 June 2014 2:21 PM
> To: Philip Veerman
> Cc: David Nicholls; <>
> Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Three Australian Wood Ducks in our Gum tree
>
>
> Baby wood ducklings are running around the shine dome /academy of science
> today. Worried that we are yet to see the canberran inevitable cold winter,
> Is this a bit early or quite normal?
>
>> On 12 Jun 2014, at 14:03, "Philip Veerman" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>> There needs to be something to justify the dopey Wood Duck name. Yes
>> they are usually on the ground but (less often) perch in trees and
>> usually (or
>> only?) nest in tree hollows. So may be or likely they were looking for
> nest
>> sites.
>>
>> Philip.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Nicholls
>> Sent: Thursday, 12 June 2014 9:33 AM
>> To:
>> Subject: [canberrabirds] Three Australian Wood Ducks in our Gum tree
>>
>>
>> West Deakin: Not something I've seen before, three Australian Wood
>> Ducks sitting on a branch in our Eucalyptus meliodora. One male, one
>> female, the third I didn't see well enough to identify. They flew off
>> making clucking/quacking noises.
>>
>> DN
>>
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