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Willpar
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by Willpar » Mon May 16, 2016 8:09 pm
Was by the pond at the hotel today. Missed the heron again but got closer to the mandarin duck. Few mallards in the mix as well.
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Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow » Mon May 16, 2016 8:30 pm
It is interesting there are no female Mandarins. They're either sitting on eggs somewhere are those two are bachelors.
Placido
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Location: west West-Midlands
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by Placido » Mon May 16, 2016 8:31 pm
Beautiful scenes, Willpar. The birdsong is deafening !!
Willpar
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by Willpar » Mon May 16, 2016 10:01 pm
Jacksparrow, I don't think the mandarins belong in that pond. Farther down from the hotel are a few houses. One has an even bigger pond with lots of nest boxes. I reckon that is where the ducks came from. I have even seen them down in the stream.
nuthatch
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Location: west East-Midlands
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by nuthatch » Tue May 17, 2016 7:14 am
Placido
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by Placido » Tue May 17, 2016 11:23 am
I give up, Nuthatch - what's the answer to the riddle
??
nuthatch
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by nuthatch » Tue May 17, 2016 6:21 pm
... a greyhound