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Going Nowhere Mighty Fast
« on: December 29, 2018, 20:30:21 »



I heard some noise at a distance…


Mallards taking off without any apparent reasons,
going once around the marsh and all landing at
the same point they took off. Really?


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Re: Going Nowhere Mighty Fast
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2018, 04:11:05 »
Nice catch of a tidy group!
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Re: Going Nowhere Mighty Fast
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2018, 05:47:03 »
Quote from: pluton on December 30, 2018, 04:11:05
Nice catch of a tidy group!

Thanks Keith but two ducks and fractions of others
had to be removed to get that result! :P
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Re: Going Nowhere Mighty Fast
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2018, 07:53:31 »
Nice image. 

My father had several "squadrons" of mallards on his property and this behaviour of all taking off together and then landing after a very short flight was not uncommon.  FWIW I surmise that if the lead male bird gets spooked the rest will follow and then settle back once he/they decide there is no danger present - just my observation of them.
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Re: Going Nowhere Mighty Fast
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2018, 08:01:55 »
Quote from: Hugh_3170 on December 30, 2018, 07:53:31
Nice image.  My father had several "squadrons" of mallards on his property …

Thanks Hugh… this squadron did exactly that it seems! :P
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