Ménage à trois (duck style)

Falmer pond, at lunchtime today….


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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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  1. derWandersmann

    25 Feb 2012

    I've seen similar-looking behaviour in wild mallards at home in the St. Clare River … the female did NOT appear willing, and was held down in the water by a couple of boys in the gang while the boss mated with her. A few males standing by supplied whatever extra quacking was needed.

  2. SittingFox

    25 Feb 2012

    The chicks are going to be a very weird colour!

  3. gdare

    26 Feb 2012

    Love triangle 😆

  4. anonymous

    26 Feb 2012

    TBR writes:

    They're randy boogers aren't they! The only bird (that we know of I think) that will carry out homosexual necrophilia…

  5. Words

    26 Feb 2012

    Darko, yep, that's ducks for you!

  6. Words

    26 Feb 2012

    Erwin, thanks!

  7. Words

    26 Feb 2012

    TBR, I've not seen necrophiliac behaviour but I have seen some fairly brutal treatment of a drake by two other drakes.

  8. Words

    26 Feb 2012

    Adele, it will be interesting to see the chicks and with such distinctive parents I'll have a fairly good chance of spotting them.

  9. Words

    26 Feb 2012

    dW, this seemed relatively friendly as duck matings go.

  10. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    The shots are wonderful… and Interesting

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