A young 'un

[Thing]

I put this pic on my blog, to illustrate very little to be honest, but you might want to have a guess on it anyway...

Cheers,

Michael

[Colin Key]

Little Grebe?

Colin

[Thing]

Nope. Very cold...

[michael23]

bird or animal? Probably way off but an otter?:err:
Now I have said that, its a bird isnt it??:laugh:

[MichaelF]

Probably way off but an otter?:err:
That was my thought too!

[Thing]

I should be so lucky!

Ok, lets narrow it down.

It is a bird.

And it's about 2 weeks old....

[michael23]

a mallard
:beer:

[Thing]

Getting warmer.

But a Mallard would dabble, not dive.....

Does that make it too easy?

[Colin Key]

Tuftie?

Colin

[MichaelF]

But a Mallard would dabble, not dive.....
Ducklings of dabbling ducks often do dive :ohdear:

Even adult Mallards dive fairly frequently when they're washing

[Colin Key]

My wife says it looks like Frankie Howerd's wig :ohdear:.

Colin

[Thing]

Ducklings of dabbling ducks often do dive :ohdear:

Even adult Mallards dive fairly frequently when they're washing

Fair point, but this one is feeding ;)

No internet for much of today, hence the tardy reply.

Here is a picture of a bit more of the little chap...

[Colin Key]

Pochard?

Colin

[michael23]

pochard was my 1st thought after the 2nd pic too.

[Thing]

Well it was fun while it lasted...:smile:

Yep, Pochard it is. The only chick of the only female in the local park. The male left a long time ago.