Male Eider Duck paddling hard above the River Coquet weir:: OS grid NU2505 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

NU2505 : Male Eider Duck paddling hard above the River Coquet weir

near to Warkworth, Northumberland, Great Britain

Male Eider Duck paddling hard above the River Coquet weir

I thought he might be looking for the ducklings NU2505 : Ducklings below the weir on River Coquet as he approached too close to the weir and was washed over himself. Unlike the ducklings though, he was strong enough to evade predators and could fly back up.

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2012

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Grid Square: NU2505, 56 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Andrew Curtis (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Sunday, 22 April, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 26 April, 2012
Geographical Context: Lowlands Rivers, Streams, Drainage Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms
Subject Location: OSGB36: NU 2545 0542 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:20.5298N 1:36.0171W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NU 2546 0538
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)