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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fozzybear" data-source="post: 1865021" data-attributes="member: 69297">That's what I thought - at first I thought it was a young bird that had mis-judged a drinking dip and was going to drown in the water so was really concerned but it went in with a splash, then I saw nothing for some seconds and was beginning to wonder what happened to it and then suddenly it emerged from the water maybe 15 feet away and flew off and around to do the same thing again. It was only when it came around and did the same thing twice more that I realised what was going on!I so wish I had some video footage of it, because it's rather unusual I'm beginning to disbelieve my memory - I was keen to put it down in writing when I got back to the cottage so I wouldn't forget. I can only imagine it was trying to impress the female perching nearby as after diving fully two or three times it went and mated with her before going back for some excited little regular dips into the water.While I'm replying, here's a few last pics...40. Hare at Wiveton, photographed through my binoculars at a little before 5am41. Shoveler ducklings at Titchwell42. the male Ruff at Titchwell, photographed at a great distance so rather splodgy!</blockquote>