{"id":2840,"date":"2016-12-07T20:59:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T12:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?page_id=2840"},"modified":"2017-03-04T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T09:48:09","slug":"australian-shelduck","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?page_id=2840","title":{"rendered":"Australian Shelduck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2848\" src=\"http:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Australian-Shelduck-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"australian-shelduck\" width=\"980\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Australian-Shelduck-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Australian-Shelduck-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Australian-Shelduck-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Australian-Shelduck-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Australian Shelduck<\/h4>\n<h6><em>Tadorna tadornoides<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>Length 56-73 cm.<br \/>\nThis Australian endemic is the largest and most striking looking duck found at our lake. The sexes are similar but the female has white around her eyes. In the breeding season they are normally seen in pairs; the male jealously guards his mate. They normally nest in tree hollows: after falling from high in the tree, ducklings often have to walk a considerable distance to the water.<\/p>\n<p>Shelducks feed on plant material and invertebrates.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding-right: 15px;\">[soundy button]<\/div>\n<p>Click on the play icon to hear the Shelduck&#8217;s call<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2840 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2842'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-pair_1061ct-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2843'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-male_8975ct-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-male_8975ct-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-male_8975ct-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-male_8975ct-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-male_8975ct-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2844'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-female_8972ct-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-female_8972ct-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-female_8972ct-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-female_8972ct-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-female_8972ct-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/?attachment_id=2845'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoflakeclaremont.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Shelduck-Australian-1648ct-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Drawings kindly provided by Pam and photography by David Free and other artists where noted. The audio clips provided by David Secomb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Length 56-73 cm. This Australian endemic is the largest and most striking looking duck found at our lake. The sexes are similar but the female has white around her eyes. In the breeding season they are normally seen in pairs; the male jealously guards his mate. 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