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Op zondag 15 mei 2011 21:27 schreef TheSilentEnigma het volgende:Ik snap helemaal niets van die beesten. Zo zie ik ze weken niet, nu liggen ze al een hele avond in de tuin en heeft er weer een ouderwets heftige verkrachting plaatsgevonden...
Hoort Emma onderhand niet een nest uit te broeden of met baby-eendjes rond te zwemmen?

Mallards usually form pairs (in October and November) only until the female lays eggs at the start of nesting season which is around the beginning of spring (early March to late April), at which time she is left by the male who will join up with other males to await the molting period. During the brief time before this, however, the males are still sexually potent and they will either sire replacement clutches (for female Mallards that have lost or abandoned their previous clutch) or forcibly mate with females of a different species that appear to be isolated or unattached.
The nesting period can be very stressful for the female; since she lays more than half her body weight in eggs and requires a lot of rest and a feeding/loafing area that is safe from predators. When seeking out a suitable nesting site, the female's preferences are on areas that are well concealed, are inaccessible to ground predators, and/or have few to no predators living nearby. This unfortunately includes urban areas that have roof gardens, enclosed courtyards, and flower boxes on window ledges/balconies more than one story up which prevents the ducklings from leaving safely or at all without human intervention. The clutch is 813 eggs, which are incubated for 2728 days to hatching with 5060 days to fledgling. The ducklings are precocial and fully capable of swimming as soon as they hatch. However, Filial imprinting will compel them to instinctively stay near the mother not only for warmth and protection but also to learn about and remember their habitat as well as how and where to forage for food. When ducklings mature into flight-capable juveniles, they will learn about and remember their traditional migratory routes (unless they are born and raised in captivity). After this, they will either continue staying with the mother (until the breeding season arrives) or set off on their own to seek out new sources of food and water, both natural and artificial.
[ Bericht 35% gewijzigd door Harajuku. op 16-05-2011 13:50:29 ]
I liked it. I was good at it. It made me feel alive.