Tag:Waterfowl
The water rail is also affectionately known as the "reed pig", as its entire sound repertoire is more reminiscent of a pig than a water bird. Shy and secretive, they mainly move around in the dense shoreline vegetation and communicate by calling. They are masters of hiding. In winter, they sometimes emerge from the protective vegetation. In case of danger, they fly up quickly, only to disappear into the thicket again immediately afterwards. They like to eat worms, insects, spiders and occasionally also small fish, frogs and [...]
The Mandarin duck drake is particularly easy to recognize thanks to its magnificent and colourful plumage: it has a green-metallic crest, a chestnut-brown whisker and a very conspicuous white stripe above its eyes. The orange and large wing feathers are set up like sails and the head looks relatively large.
