Psilos Wildfowl Photography |
Chestnut teal (Anas castanea) |
A gregarious duck that can be found in large
flocks in many areas south of the Tropic of Capricorn. It can be found
on coastal swamplands, tidal mudflats and inland water courses where
it feeds on a diet of plant matter and insects. The male and female
can often be found together but if split up the female can easily be
identified by the bright red eye that is present in both sexes. |
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Chestnut teal breed well at Martinmere.
Mostly the ducklings are hatched and reared in the nursery but sometimes,
like with the family below some eggs get missed. These ducklings did
very well and most survived. |
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The chicks below were raised in the nursery.
They are about 10 days old. |
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