There were a number of Australian Wood Ducks across Callum Brae Nature Reserve. At the first dam I visited there were three ducks, two females and a male on the dam embankment. They moved away from the dam while I was watching, heading east on the grass. A male and a female were spooked when a magpie landed near them but there was no interaction between the two species. While I was at the dam, a male and female landed on the water despite my presence. They stayed on the water for a while then went ashore on the far side of the dam. When I visited the second dam, there was a lone male on the bank. He stayed on the far side away from me. The dam had some ice on it so I am not sure if that was why he did not move to the water when I appeared. While I was walking around the reserve I could hear female wood ducks and occasionally a pair of ducks would fly past.
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