Beim Gründeln | Dabbling

Stockentenpaar | Pair of mallards

 

Their behaviour is described in the well-known German children's song ‘Alle meine Entchen’. Here are the lyrics:

Alle meine Entchen

Schwimmen auf dem See

Schwimmen auf dem See

Köpfchen in das Wasser

Schwänzchen in die Höh'

 

My translation:

All my little ducklings

Are swimming on the lake

Are swimming on the lake

Their heads are in the water

Their tails up in the air

 

This song has the simplest melody imaginable: upload.wikimedia.org/score/0/q/0ql2zr3n5lzbcbfxcl5w8mssf9...

 

I took this photo in the Floridsdorfer Wasserpark in Floridsdorf, the 21st district of Vienna.

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