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Radjah Shelduck

Photography Animals posted on Feb 09, 2007
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The Radjah Shelduck's inhabits to mangrove forests and coastline of New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, its primary range takes in much of coastal tropical northern Australia, from central Queensland through northern Northern Territory (including Kakadu National Park) to the Kimberley in Western Australia. The species prefers the brackish waters of mangrove flats and paperbark tree swamps, but will visit freshwater swamps, lagoons, and billabongs further inland during the wet season. The Radjah Shelduck forms long-term pair-bonds, and is usually encountered in lone pairs or small flocks. During the wet season the males commonly become very irritable, and have been observed attacking their mates. The diet consists mainly of mollusks, insects, sedge materials and algae. Pairs start searching for nesting sites during the months of January and February. They nest close to their primary food source, often in the hollow limbs of trees, which makes habitat destruction a particular issue. Radjah Shelduck doesn't use nesting materials except for some self-supplied down feathers. Egg-laying is usually done by May or June, but depends on the extent of the wet season. The clutches range from 6 to 12 eggs. Incubation time is about 30 days. The Radjah Shelduck is listed as a protected bird in all states of Australia and extremely harsh penalties exist for harming or disturbing them. Thanks for your comments, Stuart

Comments (5)


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erlandpil

6:43AM | Fri, 09 February 2007

Very good capture again erland

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Littlejock

6:48AM | Fri, 09 February 2007

Perfect Colours, super...again..

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tizjezzme

8:58AM | Fri, 09 February 2007

such a cool looking duck ... again, never seen anything like this.

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shahlaa

9:06AM | Fri, 09 February 2007

What a beautiful bird, I love it's beak...I love it's colors...excellent shot

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TheAnimaGemini

9:59AM | Fri, 09 February 2007

Beautyfull little one. Love his red dott on his wings. Lovely capture and great info. Thank you for sharing. Love your animal images.


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Photograph Details
F Numberf/5.0
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shutter Speed1/125
Focal Length75

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