Chenonetta jubata

1 Australian Wood Duck at Aranda, ACT

Chenonetta jubata at Aranda, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
Chenonetta jubata at Aranda, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
Chenonetta jubata at Aranda, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
Chenonetta jubata at Aranda, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
Chenonetta jubata at Aranda, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
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Chenonetta jubata 13 Jul 2019 natureguy
Chenonetta jubata 10 Jul 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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There were a male and female Australian Wood Duck beside a pond when I first saw them. The male was on the bank preening himself while the female was in the pond, standing on the submerged section of a branch. She was very still, occasionally moving her head. The birds were calm, even when I slowly moved into view. When I walked a little closer to them, the male swam to where the female was. They then both swam a little out into the pond. Once they were comfortable I was staying in one location, they waddled on to the land again. Once out of the water they started to eat some of the small plants in the soaked soil beside the water. The female did a little calling but only for a short period. When I circled the pond, they just kept moving around the pond to keep the water between them and me, they appeared reluctant to fly away.

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