We were feeding the ducks at Greenside Bridge last week and saw a number of ducklings that were starting to grow up.
They were very agile. They were quite happy to dive down under the water three or four feet to collect seeds which had fallen to the bottom, as this short clip shows:
I’ve often seen adult mallards ‘dabbling’ (as the expression goes) for food on the bottom of the river. But this is the first time I’ve seen how ducklings accomplish the same feat.
My Nature Diary 