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Observations on intraspecies and inter-species communication (how ducks talk to each other and with humans)

Spring 2017: Brood #1 hatched!

May 1, 2017by gtow Leave a comment

We have had quite a day! Quakie had been sitting on her eggs for 35 days and we got increasingly worried over the last week, not knowing if any would […]

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communication, ducklings, feeding and care, hatching, incubation

Spring 2017: Quakie’s brood overdue?

April 24, 2017by gtow Leave a comment

The weather at this time of the year here can be pretty unpredictable. We had a spate of warm weather in March – it was like summertime!  Then April came, […]

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adult ducks, behaviour, communication, feeding and care, mating, nesting, personalities

Spring 2017: Tipsy arrives and causes chaos

March 16, 2017by gtow Leave a comment

Tipsy Returns Home! We received a nice surprise this morning in the form of Quakie’s sweet-faced and good-natured sister, Tipsy. She was the last to leave us in 2015 and […]

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adult ducks, behaviour, communication, incubation, mating, nesting

Spring 2017: Quakie makes herself at home

March 14, 2017by gtow Leave a comment

From her first appearance in February and until the day Quakie decided to nest in our garden this year, she had acted rather distant towards us, not allowing us to […]

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adult ducks, behaviour, communication, personalities

Spring 2017: Changing partners?

March 14, 2017by gtow Leave a comment

A few days ago, I noticed something strange about Frankie. If this drake were indeed Frankie! Quakie’s current beau – who has been with her since she returned two weeks […]

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adult ducks, behaviour, communication, mating, nesting

Ducklings Week 8: Flight training – intermediate level!

July 4, 2015by gtow Leave a comment

The duckies are in full flight-training mode now.  Basic training, just a few days ago, consisted of flying a few inches off the ground for a few metres before landing, […]

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behaviour, communication, fledgling ducks

Ducklings Week 8: Duck Personalities

June 30, 2015by gtow Leave a comment

Time since hatch day: 7 weeks and 2 days The ducks are growing bigger and hungrier every day. Our supply of vegetables is depleted very quickly these days. Just between […]

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behaviour, communication, fledgling ducks, gender, personalities

Ducklings Week 8: Ducks learn to order food

June 28, 2015by gtow Leave a comment

The ducklings are exactly 7 weeks old today. To me they seem equivalent to humans in their mid-teens; they are eating all the time, their voices are changing, they want […]

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behaviour, communication, feeding and care, fledgling ducks

Ducklings Week 7: Quakie uses duck sign language

June 27, 2015by gtow Leave a comment

I got up late today, at almost 10 am. The ducks always seem to know when we wake – they can see us through the windows or perhaps hear us. […]

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behaviour, communication, fledgling ducks, personalities

Ducklings Week 7: Flight training and foraging

June 26, 2015by gtow Leave a comment

The ducks are almost 7 weeks old and their flight feathers seem quite fully formed, but are not quite ready to fly yet. They however seem to feel the need […]

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behaviour, communication, fledgling ducks

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