Today, the Sussex Wildlife Trust surprised me:

Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 @SussexWildlife

Shelducks are one of our largest ducks. They nest underground, in old rabbit burrows! #LoveADuck sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/discover/aroun…

January 6th 2021

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Underground nesting ducks?

They deserve a day to themselves!

• Sussex Wildlife Trust information on Shelducks

• WWT page on where different species of ducks nest

• RSPB information on Shelducks

• David Attenborough talking about Shelducks

• An Autumnwatch article on Shelducks

And here’s a couple of videos:

The Lifecycle of the Shelduck

Secrets of the Shelduck

This is a long one — good for getting some work done, or a sanity break after two days of home-schooling!