Mallards at the Fells

[Jennifer Clifford]

Hi all,

Jennifer here, for a follow-up to the water fowl we saw on Long Pond at the Fells this morning.

Those diving ducks really threw us for a loop! They did not not look or behave like any other diving duck, and they are definitely mallards, according to my bird books.

Apparently, they will dive, although this is very rare, to find snails (or maybe other food?) at the bottom of ponds.

We are incredibly lucky to have witnessed this behavior! I am super excited about it.

Here is a link:

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/mallard

See you next time!

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  Jennifer

[Jennifer Clifford]

Sorry for more e-mails, but I should have included this link also.

https://www.beautyofbirds.com/mallardsdivingforfood.html

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  Jennifer

[Claire O'Neill]

No worry, Jennifer. Thanks for sharing! And I confirm: I looked at the close-ups pics that I took, and all of them are indeed Mallards. 

I don't think they were even hybrids of American ducks x Mallards, but for sure they were super good at short dives :-)

This morning's log is available > here. Visual records still coming in... 

Cheers, - Claire

 

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On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 3:38 PM Jennifer Clifford wrote

Sorry for more e-mails, but I should have included this link also.

https://www.beautyofbirds.com/mallardsdivingforfood.html

[Kathy McGlathery]

I read an article with some anecdotal evidence that they seem to learn from other kinds of ducks!

https://www.beautyofbirds.com/mallardsdivingforfood.html

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[Kathy McGlathery]

I guess I saw the same article Jennifer saw!  

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On Feb 19, 2020, at 4:09 PM, Kathy McGlathery <kathymc...@gmail.com> wrote:

I read an article with some anecdotal evidence that they seem to learn from other kinds of ducks!