Maned Duck


Maned Ducks in farmland near the cutting in Waratah Bay.

COMMON NAME: Maned Duck

CATEGORIES: Farmland

These pretty, small billed ducks are also known as wood ducks.

You may see them dabbling in shallow water or grazing in grassy areas.

They like to eat wet grass.

They lay their eggs high up in tree hollows.

*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter


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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.

*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)


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