tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post762448668629584628..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: JAN EDWARDS SETS A CONUNDRUMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-49108631768350972582009-06-19T17:43:48.335+01:002009-06-19T17:43:48.335+01:00We took Five common merganser's in. I found th...We took Five common merganser's in. I found them running down a highway. It took us two days to find out what they were.. It was alot of research. Before I found out what they were we lost two. They dont eat seed or duck feed. They love mealworms. The three we have left are doing great. I wanted to know how are yours doing? I thought of getting crickets for them as well. Ours are five days old now. Bless their hearts they ran at least a mile down the highway.. I know I was driving real slow following them to keep them safe. Please email me back asap. diancamd3@hotmail.comdiancamd3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10077318058406057526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-51372711625231497232009-05-01T19:40:00.000+01:002009-05-01T19:40:00.000+01:00I have to admit that I thought it was a dabchick, ...I have to admit that I thought it was a dabchick, but Jan said no. I then revised my opinion to that of a grebe, and she just laughed at me..Jon Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467805661081755044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-1355953478022353072009-05-01T16:49:00.000+01:002009-05-01T16:49:00.000+01:00It looks like a common merganser duckling.
It has...It looks like a common merganser duckling.<br /><br />It has a sharp bill hook at the tip of its upper, which is used to catch fish. This is a highly piscivorous duck, so they have to be reared on a different diet than typical ducks. A duckling like that one will have a diet of water bugs and water beetles. (Maybe crickets and mealworms are a good substitute?)<br /><br />This is a merganser hen with her ducklings. They look awfully like the duckling in the photo.<br /><br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Common_merganser_small.jpg<br /><br />In Europe, it is sometimes referred to as a "goosander."<br /><br />If it is a different species of "fish duck," then I stand corrected, but I think it is a common merganser. That's my amateur ornithologist's opinion.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.com