![]() ![]() ![]() It makes me wonder when he has time to sleep or eat. He stood with his back to the tree trunk, so nothing could sneak up on him from behind, standing bolt upright, constantly scanning the ground to make sure his charges were safe. Today I saw him chase away another Australian Wood Duck which was just trying to feed beneath the bird feeders, and last week he was standing guard, wide awake, while the eight ducklings had a mid-day sleep in the shade of a tree. If you have been following the story of the eight ducklings being raised by one male duck, following the disappearance of the female, you’ll be happy to know they are now flying! Two popular flight destinations are the bird feeders and the dam. I would hate the ducklings to get caught on them after all of this. The nails sticking up from the feeder are courtesy of a flock of Corella, who chewed away the wooden perches. ![]() This duckling is flying from one feeder to the other, while three siblings look on. ![]()
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