Grand Canal Birds

Laslo Panaflex

Hello !

I walk to work along the grand canal from portobello to the Grand Canal basin every day and I see a lot of birds, mainly Ducks (happy), Swans (Angry) and then a third type of bird that no-one seems to know what they are.

They have big huge feet and love hiding in the rushes, they are scardy-birds and leg it from the humans but sometimes attack the ducks for no reason. they have about 3 or 4 babies at a time. They have little beaks and you see the most between lesson street and baggot street.

They are interesting because I often wonder what they eat and do they pair off. i have heard male ducks have nothing to do with the mother after the eggs are laid. Is this true of other birds?

Thanks!

L.

Mothman

Probably Moorhens, though if white beak, then Coots.

Picture of Moorhen down the page in this link. Takea a while to download if not on Broadband.

http://homepage.tinet.ie/~mdgprimary/learncircbirds.htm

Laslo Panaflex

Great! That's them. Moorhens!

Thanks very much!

Nala

Love the way they move their heads as they swim!