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 | | From: | Anne Burgess | | Subject: | Bolder Tufties | | Date: | Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:56:54 +0000 (UTC) |
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 | Just came back from a walk round the 'lake'. I took with me the remains of a
stale loaf for the ducks. Admittedly it's a wee while since I remembered to
take any bread with me.
Usually there is a vast melée of Mallards, with a ring of disconsolate
Tufted Ducks just out of reach of the food (and the distance I can throw a
scrap of bread).
Today the Tufties were right in among the Mallards, fighting alongside them
and getting their share of the bread.
I am now wondering whether this is result of the wintry weather, or the
culmination of a learning process. Any ideas, anyone?
Anne
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| | From: | Mike Humberston | | Subject: | Re: Bolder Tufties | | Date: | Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:10:26 +0000 |
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| "Anne Burgess" wrote:
>Usually there is a vast melée of Mallards, with a ring of disconsolate
>Tufted Ducks just out of reach of the food (and the distance I can throw a
>scrap of bread).
>
>Today the Tufties were right in among the Mallards, fighting alongside them
>and getting their share of the bread.
>
>I am now wondering whether this is result of the wintry weather, or the
>culmination of a learning process. Any ideas, anyone?
The trouble with questions like this is that unless someone has
done a study into the ducks' behaviour with controlled samples
then there is absolutely no way of knowing the answer.
Perhaps you should teach yourself Tufteese and then ask them! ;)
--
Mike Humberston
Barnes, London
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| | From: | John Morgan | | Subject: | Re: Bolder Tufties | | Date: | Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:56:19 +0100 |
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Mike Humberston wrote in message
news:5ehjs0h6saehi43lfn8f2vir93mn0os6sv@4ax.com...
> "Anne Burgess" wrote:
>
> >Usually there is a vast melée of Mallards, with a ring of disconsolate
> >Tufted Ducks just out of reach of the food (and the distance I can throw
> >a scrap of bread).
> >
> >Today the Tufties were right in among the Mallards, fighting alongside
> >them and getting their share of the bread.
> >
> >I am now wondering whether this is result of the wintry weather, or the
> >culmination of a learning process. Any ideas, anyone?
Nope. But if you squeeze the bread to make it sink, Tufties will dive under
the other birds (Mute Swans, Canada Geese etc. that deter ducks) to get it.
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| | From: | Anne | | Subject: | Re: Bolder Tufties | | Date: | Tue, 28 Dec 2004 10:39:27 -0000 |
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| > Nope. But if you squeeze the bread to make it sink, Tufties will dive
> under
> the other birds (Mute Swans, Canada Geese etc. that deter ducks) to get
> it.
Ah. That's a useful tip. Thank you, John.
Anne
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