Notes from the Swamp

[bigredfish]

Don't see daytime coons here very often...

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[bigredfish]

Tragedy Strikes! - Murder on the Canal yesterday

1) Momma Wood Duck leaves the nest to go pee/eat...(amazing how consistent she is between 6:10 and 6:20 each day)
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2) Criminal Black Bellied Whistling Ducks move in having been watching her
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3) Evidence of the murder
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4 Criminal Escape before the authorities arrive
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5) Momma Wood Duck returns
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[bigredfish]

Amazing how consistent Momma Wood Duck is at waking up in the mornings and flying out for food and?

Every day for the last 7 days within about a 5 minute window around 6:10am (one day she was 10 min late due to very heavy rains)

 

[samplenhold]

Amazing how consistent Momma Wood Duck is at waking up in the mornings and flying out for food and?

Well it looks like the Black Bellied Whistling Ducks also noticed her consistent timing also. Where was dad?

 

[bigredfish]

Well it looks like the Black Bellied Whistling Ducks also noticed her consistent timing also. Where was dad?

Good question,.
He had been standing guard for 2 weeks then poof disappeared. He did show up one day last week for about 2 hours. Must have some side duck goin on

 

[bigredfish]

Black Bellied Whistling ducks tried another frontal assault this morning, only to be repelled by Momma Wood duck


First a recon flyby

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Then a full frontal attack - Rejected!


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[samplenhold]

So maybe some of the little ones survived?

 

[bigredfish]

I'm guessing so.
Based on the days passed, we should see something any day

 

[bigredfish]

And we have ducklings! I count 10 mebbe 11


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[samplenhold]

I count 10, but there might have been a double jump that I counted as only one. glad they survived!

 

[Hans*2]

Leuk maar ik vraag me af hoe dat met de krokodillen gaat

 

[bigredfish]

Yes, gators are gonna be a problem now.

 

[bigredfish]

Gator was very active fishing this morning.

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This guy was fishing too but no bites...

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