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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: cosmo3667 on June 08, 2013, 02:59:09 PM

Title: A few odds and ends from around town
Post by: cosmo3667 on June 08, 2013, 02:59:09 PM
A female Wood duck seems to have adopted this family of Baby Mallards But in hindsight they remarkably like Baby Mallards till they age abit. South Ressor road pond
(http://imageshack.us/a/img811/4531/woodbuckwmallardbabies2.jpg)

A family of young Mallards huddle together for safety and warmth
(http://imageshack.us/a/img841/7650/mallardfamily2.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img713/176/mallardfamily3.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img823/1900/mallardfamily4.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img835/4352/mallardfamily5.jpg)

A Baby Northern Cardinal has fledged and is exploring the new world, Rosetta McClain Gardens
(http://imageshack.us/a/img853/1783/babycardinals.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img834/9505/babycardinals2.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img577/686/babycardinals3.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img839/401/babycardinals4.jpg)
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from around town
Post by: AcemanDanny on June 08, 2013, 11:08:32 PM
Great shots of the female wood duck and the baby mallards, sad but cute.
Was at Rosetta today as well. Lots of babies throughout the park but never got to see the baby cardinal. Maybe next time.
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from around town
Post by: Reuven_M on June 09, 2013, 05:35:22 AM
Why do you think they are baby mallards and not wood ducks? They look very similar.
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from around town
Post by: Blacksheep on June 09, 2013, 09:34:08 AM
I really like your photos of the baby cardinal!
Title: Re: A few odds and ends from around town
Post by: Brian Bailey on June 09, 2013, 08:55:34 PM
I agree with Reuven, that the ducklings in the first photo are most likely Wood Ducks. Aside from the behaviour, I think they actually look more like Wood Ducks.  I believe the eyeline of a Mallard duckling usually extends forward all the way to the bill, but on Wood Ducks ends at the eye.  

Nice shots of the Cardinal.  A face only a mother could love!

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Title: Re: A few odds and ends from around town
Post by: Lundy on June 09, 2013, 11:10:31 PM
I am by no means an expert, but I thought Wood duck ducklings looked different.

Found this photo from last summer. (This was taken in August, so the ducklings are definitely older than the one in the photo.)
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Post by: Brian Bailey on June 09, 2013, 11:51:22 PM
The age of the birds makes all the difference.  The ducklings are much older in your shot from last year. (They change fast!)  You can even pick out their gender.

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Title: Re: A few odds and ends from around town
Post by: Rotarran on June 11, 2013, 04:11:26 PM
I do remember seeing Wood Ducklings in a couple of different places and I agree that they look very similar to the Mallard ducklings.  Perhaps Cosmo expected them to look substantially different from Mallard ducklings.