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  1. Australian Wood Duck

    Australian Wood Duck

    Australian Wood Duck, Maned Duck, Maned Goose
  2. Wee fluff b*m

    Wee fluff b*m

    Excuse the language, couldn't think of a better title at the time LOL. There were a few of these foraging under the watchful eye of mum Maned Duck. Think I may have told you before about their confused nomenclature, variously known as Maned Goose and Australian Wood Duck.
  3. Grazer

    Grazer

    The last picture of our trip out was a Maned Duck chomping on the grass beside Oyster Harbour. These poor ducks, no-one seems to know what they are, as an alternative name for them is Maned Goose! A very interesting and full day, actually as were most days of my trip LOL.
  4. Fluffy Duck

    Fluffy Duck

    Australian Wood Duck (aka Maned Duck or Maned Goose) duckling
  5. An oddity

    An oddity

    The Maned Duck is so unusual, it's the only species in the Genus. The short bill makes it look like a goose, so an alternative name is Maned Goose. However it's also known as a Australian Wood Duck . Makes life difficult, doesn't it. But I don't mind - I think they're really handsome. Doc has...
  6. Muddled....

    Muddled....

    .... and who can blame Maned Ducks for that!!! They've two other common names, one of which is Maned Goose! So people can't decide what family they belong to LOL. Hence the scientific name of Chenonetta is a monotypic genus, meaning no other species shares it. Lengthening shadows meant the...
  7. Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)

    Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)

    The Australian Wood Duck, Maned Duck or Maned Goose Duck (Chenonetta jubata), as the name suggests it has Australian origins. Therefore, It arrived in my lake in a completely accidental way. All the accidental observations and which are frequent, are however limited to the migratory periods...
  8. Australian Wood Ducks

    Australian Wood Ducks

    Australian Wood Ducks
  9. Family outing

    Family outing

    Australian Wood Ducks
  10. Having a wander

    Having a wander

    As you can see from my tags, this, what most call a Maned Duck, goes by two other names. An unusual species as there are no other birds in the genus.
  11. Nagging

    Nagging

    The Cattle Egret on the left seems to have a lot to say, or perhaps he's complaining about the presence of the Maned Ducks behind. I had to stand on tip toes to rake this picture, as there was a bank and shrubs in the way. I've not seen any Cattle Egrets in Scotland (some in England) it it was...
  12. Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis

    This one doesn't know if he's a duck or a goose, as he also goes under the names of Australian Wood Duck and Maned Goose. The only member of the genus Chenonetta.
  13. Australian Wood Duck ducklings

    Australian Wood Duck ducklings

    Australian Wood Duck ducklings
  14. Australian Wood Duck

    Australian Wood Duck

    Australian Wood Duck (f)
  15. Australian Wood Ducks (f) (Maned Geese)

    Australian Wood Ducks (f) (Maned Geese)

    These birds are so common and so easy to photograph that inevitably they are ignored a lot of the time!!
  16. Little Black Cormorants and Australian Wood Duck

    Little Black Cormorants and Australian Wood Duck

    This wetland is in the middle of suburbia.
  17. Australian Wood Duck ( Juv)

    Australian Wood Duck ( Juv)

  18. Australian Wood Duck ( F)

    Australian Wood Duck ( F)

  19. Australian Wood Duck ( M)

    Australian Wood Duck ( M)

  20. .... and the rest

    .... and the rest

    I wasn't able to get these two in the same shot as the two ducklings, they were just too far apart Here's mum with the remaining duckling.
  21. Wee duckies

    Wee duckies

    We found our way to a cafe for a rather later lunch, and very nice it was too. Entertaining us was a family of Maned Ducks out on the grass, here are the two ducklings.
  22. Confused

    Confused

    Back to the duck / goose problem, the poor thing. There were quite a few new species to see that day as opposed to what we found the day before. I always find that interesting. This is currently call a Maned Duck, but it's also been known as Australian Wood Duck and Maned Goose. A most...
  23. Wood Duck family

    Wood Duck family

    Father is on the left, mother to the right. The young are about one to two weeks out of the egg.
  24. Maned

    Maned

    Moving on back towards Albany we found a few Maned Ducks grazing on grass bank beside the harbour. Lifers at the end of this day 214.
  25. Duck/goose

    Duck/goose

    Maned or wood!! What a confused bird this one is, with so many names. As we moved slowly along the length of Seppings Pond we came across this pair of Maned Ducks on the wide grass bank in front of the water. This is a monotypic species in a monotypic genus, so quite an unusual bird.
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