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Old 14-05-2011, 06:50 PM
MiketheHike MiketheHike is offline
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Re: Do Mallards eat fish????

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Originally Posted by Peano View Post
Hello all,

I know this may seems a daft question but I was on Doxey Marshes, Stafford, last weekend and saw a male Mallard playing with a fish and attempting (in my view) to swallow it!!!

Unfortunately I could not stay long so did not see the end of this entertainment, but I did take a few photos, I will post one of the best when my main computer is up and running (defunct at the moment!).

Has anybody any ideas?

I am also new to this site so hello again to everyone.
Yes, they eat small fish, invertibrates and molluscs but also weed. Some will, in fact, in many circumstances, eat pretty well anything.
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