tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post9065878283009117505..comments2024-03-09T16:04:59.378+00:00Comments on Calderdale Wildlife: Meet the Boss!Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11118262782035356905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-84098552552716985462015-08-08T21:41:46.948+01:002015-08-08T21:41:46.948+01:00We have a similarly feisty young male Mandarin vis...We have a similarly feisty young male Mandarin visit our garden in Kebroyd irregularly.<br />He first came last year with an older male who had been before with a female.<br />He certainly is a character who arrives with a group of Mallards and thinks ALL the food put out for the birds is his!Kebroydbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382617612191807397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-760864683420325712013-01-21T20:13:47.118+00:002013-01-21T20:13:47.118+00:00Thanks for the report Alison. They are not often s...Thanks for the report Alison. They are not often seen in Calderdale.David Sutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121803326909615910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-43557563365480140742013-01-21T10:15:22.564+00:002013-01-21T10:15:22.564+00:00Well spotted, Alison. It's one of the world...Well spotted, Alison. It's one of the world's most spectacularly-patterned birds.<br /><br />They can be tempted to nest in boxes set up near the stream they're living on. <br /><br />A pair bred beside the Ryburn a few years back. A female with ducklings was seen on the river near the Old Bridge Inn, though the nest site wasn't found.Steve Blacksmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795912451617499115noreply@blogger.com