Chenonetta jubata

Australian Wood Duck at Parkes, ACT

Chenonetta jubata at Parkes, ACT - 9 Oct 2018
Chenonetta jubata at Parkes, ACT - 9 Oct 2018
Chenonetta jubata at Parkes, ACT - 9 Oct 2018
Chenonetta jubata at Parkes, ACT - 9 Oct 2018
Chenonetta jubata at Parkes, ACT - 9 Oct 2018
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Chenonetta jubata 10 Oct 2018 natureguy
Chenonetta jubata 10 Oct 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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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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