upstarts1979
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The Avocet attacking mallard brood. Strangely the female mallard just keeps her head under the water feeding taking no notice or showing any aggression. I can understand why the mallard are ushered away, they are simply hoovering up invertebrates, that the avocets would be feeding on. It also appears that the ducklings stir up the mud and expose more invertebrates than the avocet chicks would normally find.
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1st summer Med gull
The Avocet attacking mallard brood. Strangely the female mallard just keeps her head under the water feeding taking no notice or showing any aggression. I can understand why the mallard are ushered away, they are simply hoovering up invertebrates, that the avocets would be feeding on. It also appears that the ducklings stir up the mud and expose more invertebrates than the avocet chicks would normally find.
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1st summer Med gull