carniverous hunter
no ordinary duck
This is Australia’s carniverous Musk Duck. These photos show a young bird on the Moyne River at Port Fairy. They are solitary birds and spend almost all their time floating on the water or just below the surface with the bill and head partly above to breathe. They spend a lot of time diving to catch crustaceans and also stalk and grab floating fledglings of other water birds. The duck worlds Crocodile. I have only seen 2 of these in my lifetime. They rarely come out of the water as their legs are barely able to support what is a stocky, heavy body. Certainly not just another pretty duck
WOW! I haven’t known them before, Thank you, photographs are beautiful, the little one so lovely, Love, nia
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Thanks Nia. Lovely but dangerous for baby ducks and grebes.
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What an extraordinary creature!
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IT sure is Sandra. I only discovered these facts when i researched to identify the breed.
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I’ve never seen these ducks before Denis and you capture their deceptive nature beautifully in your haiku 🙂
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Thanks Xenia. They are unique to Australia like a lot of other fauna.
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Interesting. I had never heard of this species before.
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It is unique to Australia asnd then to certain areas. Other water bird fledglings would not want to know about this duck.
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No ordinary duck indeed! A fascinating introduction to a ‘dangerous’ duck.
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Thanks Janice. A very deceptive duck however it gives off a certain aura and when i discovered what it got up to it confirmed my initial hunch.
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