Chenonetta jubata
Australian Wood Duck at Parkes, ACT
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| Chenonetta jubata | natureguy | 10 Oct 2018 | |
| Chenonetta jubata | JonSteinbeck | 10 Oct 2018 |
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I also saw my first ducklings of this breeding season. The photos show the three I saw with this pair of adult ducks. The parents were being very protective keeping other birds away. In photograph two, the male was lining up on a duck he thought was too close to the ducklings. Photograph three shows the female chasing away a separate duck. The parents also kept their distance from me, shepherding the ducklings in the opposite direction if they thought I was too close. The ducklings appeared to be happily eating the grass the whole time I was observing them. I included photograph five as it was the only time I saw a duckling do something else rather than walk and eat, it was having a good itch.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.142183-35.298452
- Altitude 550.0m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 9 Oct 2018 07:15 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Species information
- Chenonetta jubata Scientific name
- Australian Wood Duck Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1064.8m Recorded at altitude
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Nesting site
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