Hannah K keeps an eye out in the People's Park...

We're all birdwatchers so here's some news :

The Mandarin Quack!
By Hannah Kalinin.

In Peoples Park I saw today another beauty duck.  My estimate was a tufted duck as it was orange,white,black,and river,royalblue .

But it was soon googled by me.Answer :A mandarin duck, a type of tufted duck!
He is my fave bird.  I have seen 1 of them before in the zoo but never as such a nice surprise in Bray!This bird comes from somewhere far beyond Peoples Park!I love this bird and I know everyone will agree!!!

A Poem About the Mandarin Duck.

This little duck ,full of her  own little luck,

She sits on a stone ,it's her little home,

She dives , she dances,taking mallard duck  chances,

 She looks in her cool , clear ,river water pool(mirrior)

She: her name is Mandy , loving places sandy ,

She has an eye for a nest , She always looks her best ,

Of her chicks we can dream , Would always have a shiny sheen ,

She eats reed, sometimes forages for some weed ,

She flaps her webbed feet ,to the river's beat ,

She loves to be on www.birdsofbray.blogspot.com!

By Hannah Kalinin

People's Park = Bird's Den            by Hannah Kalinin

Mandy Mandarin is in the middle on a rock.  Poem and picture inspired by and dedicated to this magical Mandy.

 

 

Mallard Duck

The mallard duck is a water bird.   A baby duck is called a duckling.

The mallard duck is a vegetarian.  The mallard  duck eats water weeds, bread and scraps. Brown bread is healthier  than white bread but they can still eat it.

The mallard  duck lives on land and swims in the water.  It builds it's nest in the reeds.

This picture was taken during our field trip to the
People's Park in Bray.

The male mallard duck has a green  head, an orange beak and orange legs, brown and white wings and a blue patch on its wing.  The female mallard duck has brown and white speckled feathers.  She  also has a brown and orange beak.

The mallard duck has webbed feet to help it swim, but this means it waddles when it walks.  It is a good flyer, and it skims over the water when it is landing.

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Tarryn, MoreBlessing and Lauren