[mou] Harlequin duck and his friends

[jtanamachi at comcast.net]

He was by himself when we saw him early this afternoon. The mallards had moved a little upstream.

Jeanne Tanamachi
Lauderdale MN
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From: "Larry Sirvio" <lmsirvio at comcast.net>
> I got another look at the Harlequin duck this morning. He was on the rocks 
> behind Price-Rite Liquor store in Prescott, Wi. I got some better pics today. He 
> was loafing on the rocks close to a group of mallards. Eventually the mallards 
> moved off and the Harlequin folowed  -  like he was one of the group. They swam 
> across the river and sat on the opposite shore (Dakota Co). I posted the pics 
> from today on the MOU website Galllery - MN region since I saw them in MN this 
> time. For me this might have been the chance of a lifetime to get such a close 
> look at this duck.
> 
> http://moumn.org/gallery/index.php?region=MN
> 
> I'm wondering if this duck thinks he's a mallard. Maybe that's why he is where 
> he is and is so easy to observe. He was very purposefully following the mallards 
> as they left the shore and as they swam to the other side. He clearly wanted to 
> be a part of the group. When they got to the other side they all sat together on 
> the sandy shore next to the water - ready for another nap I suppose. Has anyone 
> else seen this behavior?
> 


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