Thursday 12 April 2007

Seeing the Changes 10



Hatching the Plot

Lots of Mallard (Anas platyrhychos) and Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) chicks are in evidence at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Llanelli. This is a real sign that things are getting underway (however, one Mallard did get things slightly wrong by producing chicks in November 2006!).

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