The duck was possibly trying to get your attention and guide you away from its chicks . They will do that while their chicks are hidden along the shoreline and they will guide you away from noticing their chicks . After they guide you away they will hide themselves and swim back to their chicks after you paddle past them or they may start flying and then circle back to their hidden chicks .
Interesting! Thanks for sharing! I’ve had similar experiences with ducks and geese blatantly trying to lead me away before but never with one that appeared to be injured.
Maybe it was injured or maybe it was making itself look injured so that you would follow her . I was canoeing down the Kesagami 30 years ago and as we came around a bend it was like all hell broke loose . This duck started squawking and flapping its wings in the water while half swimming and there were about 10 chicks swimming quickly in a group for the shoreline bushes . The duck kept doing this about 75 feet ahead of us while heading or leading us away down river . The worse part was a pike swallowed one of the chicks causing the rest of the chicks to almost run atop of the water to get to shore while the mother was still up ahead of us leading us away . It was actually sad , we went from complete quiet , to this loud mayhem as we rounded that bend and a little chick was lost ...all in a few seconds . I know its just what happens in nature but it stayed on our minds for quite a while and here I am today 30 years later and I can see it all happen in my mind like it was yesterday . @@ryansroutes1805
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Absolutely beautiful trip! Love it!
Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!
Great editing btw ! Much enjoyed !
Thanks for the compliment, I do my best lol.
NO WAY! You were portaging past a Keewaydin section in the first clip! I did the same route in 2005 at Keewaydin lol! I went 04-07
Yah we spoke to them briefly at the put in on the sturgeon river. Seemed like a nice group!
It’s a beautiful route, I’m sure you enjoyed it!
sure was!@@ryansroutes1805
The duck was possibly trying to get your attention and guide you away from its chicks . They will do that while their chicks are hidden along the shoreline and they will guide you away from noticing their chicks . After they guide you away they will hide themselves and swim back to their chicks after you paddle past them or they may start flying and then circle back to their hidden chicks .
Interesting! Thanks for sharing! I’ve had similar experiences with ducks and geese blatantly trying to lead me away before but never with one that appeared to be injured.
Maybe it was injured or maybe it was making itself look injured so that you would follow her . I was canoeing down the Kesagami 30 years ago and as we came around a bend it was like all hell broke loose . This duck started squawking and flapping its wings in the water while half swimming and there were about 10 chicks swimming quickly in a group for the shoreline bushes . The duck kept doing this about 75 feet ahead of us while heading or leading us away down river . The worse part was a pike swallowed one of the chicks causing the rest of the chicks to almost run atop of the water to get to shore while the mother was still up ahead of us leading us away . It was actually sad , we went from complete quiet , to this loud mayhem as we rounded that bend and a little chick was lost ...all in a few seconds . I know its just what happens in nature but it stayed on our minds for quite a while and here I am today 30 years later and I can see it all happen in my mind like it was yesterday . @@ryansroutes1805
I checked out your TH-cam channel recently and found its aesthetics really appealing. However, I noticed a few issues during my exploration that need attention. One area that caught my attention is the SEO aspect, particularly the lack of optimized tags and tag volume. It seems like these elements haven't been properly addressed. There might be other concerns as well that require your attention.