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Second tenant
Doc Duck

Second tenant (Bucephala clangula)

There's only one nesting box for the Goldeneyes at the botanical garden duck pond. So the two pairs that were there this summer took turns. This is the second-tenancy female. Her ducklings were just hatched and out on the water that day.
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Habitat
park pond
Location
Ringve Botanical Garden, Trondheim, Norway
Date taken
16 June 2020
Scientific name
Bucephala clangula
Equipment used
Nikon 7500, Tamron 150-600
Kits
A lovely capture of her steaming across the water, Ann.
 
KC Foggin
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Ducklings in the water the day they hatched? Unbelievable!

A great image of this female Ann and beautifully captured girl. Now I want to see the ducklings ;)
 
Stanley Jones
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What an interesting scenario with the two couples taking turns with the nest box. I hope someone suggested to the Botanical Garden that they could use another nest box (lol). Lovely picture of this attractive female. TFS Doc and for the narrative!
 
delia todd
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That's amazing they took turns Ann. You'd think there'd have been a right battle over the prime nesting site. I guess, as they ducklings aren't nestlings for any length of time, there's plenty of time to reuse the nest box.

A great tale this lass, thanks.
 

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