Interesting Dave.... I wonder how deep the water IS there. Also do you have a sense from your experience as to how long they can stay under? Pete Sar
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 7:30 AM Dave K <fishwatch...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I've seen Mallards diving along the Cayuga Lake SP shore this season, > maybe more than usual, maybe not. > Yesterday I had a chance to watch one diving at Oak Island in Waterloo. > The Mallard flock gathers around a Hen with a visible, bright speculum > (top left of video) that is diving for food. > If diving is a learned behavior the 100 other Mallards aren't getting it > and she's the only one eating. > The melee continues until the Domestics move in and break it up. > Video at > https://www.flickr.com/photos/105424358@N06/51008681556/in/datetaken/ > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
