Ducks and Drakes

Or just females are hidden on nests and you don’t find them……. That seems like the simplest idea to me. Philip —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Alan Gillanders Sent: Thursday, 20 February 2014 9:31 AM To: Birding_Aus Subject: [Birding-Aus] Ducks and Drakes Greetings, On Sunday at a nearby wetland I observed a group of 6 Hardhead Ducks which was composed of 5 males and one female. Then at a second wetland there were 8 Green Pygmy Geese, all male. On Monday at Hasties Swamp there were 5 Cotton Pygmy Geese which were all males. What is going on? Is there a surfeit of males in the population and the paired birds are off breeding elsewhere? By the way there are at least five Freckled Duck still at Hasties Swamp and one of these birds is a male starting to colour at the base of his bill. Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/ _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org