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Paradise Ducklings
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Most paradise duck start breeding when 2 years old and pairs remain together from year to year, returning to the same nesting area. If one bird dies, its mate occupies the same territory and re-mates again.
Usually the nest is placed on the ground well hidden beneath a log or clumps of grass, but occasionally it is built in a tree fifteen to twenty feet above the ground. The nest is made of grass and lined with down plucked from the duck’s own body. When the ducklings hatch, the device of luring enemies away from the nest by feigning a broken wing is used by the parents. The ducklings have a striking pattern of brown and white down but when they fledge at around eight weeks they resemble adult males, except the females have whiter patches around the eyes and the base of the bill
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Hi Scott
A very cute group. Nicely composed and excellent POV. TFS
- Janice
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(18648) - [2005-12-01 4:59]
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What beautiful baby Paradise ducks Scott. They do have striking patterns, and are enjoying themselves here very nicely. Well seen, thank you.
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