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  1. 26-05-2009 #1
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    Was this a family outing?
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    Yep, definitely a family outing Joe.
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    these babies are so cute, lovely colouring also, nice shot
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    Beautiful shot, Joe!

    I wonder why Mallards don't look after their broods as well as Geese do. In your shot, both parents are guarding their young. A female Mallard is usually left to do that all by herself, meaning that few young survive that first journey to (and on) water.
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    What a lovely shot! As for being better parents - they also enlist 'kids' from the previous year to act as extra guardians, and can go about in multiple groups forming a 'creche'. So, Mallards are in need of some 'social services' help then
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    There is a very large creche on Black Swan lake at Dinton Pastures.
    This is only a part of it (my lens was too long to get them all in.
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    Wow, it IS a large creche!
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    Lovely shot. Well done
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    Love it!

    (But I bet it was noisy, Joe!)
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    Good Point Catherine - I should have though of that
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    Yep, has to be fairly noisy.
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