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AV 51-4  Red-breasted Merganser with flotilla of ducklings
Description
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) adult female with flotilla of young downy ducklings swimming down a stream, Caithness - see notes
Restrictions
None
Notes
Full frame from 35mm transparency. Additional Description: Likely that there are three broods here (from this female and two others seen close by) forming a creche with one 'babysitter' which may provide some 'safety in numbers' from potential predators, which may also be distracted/harassed by the other two females.
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