This 20 June 2016 video shows a female smew cleaning her feathers.
Because of an injured wing, this duck was unable to fly with the others on spring migration to her northern or eastern European nesting ground. Now, she is staying this summer in Biesbosch national park in the Netherlands.
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Poor little creature. I wonder if it would survive?
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According to the maker of the video, she finds plenty of food in the Biesbosch. If her wing will heal, she should be allright.
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So pleased to hear that. Creatures have such tough lives, at times!
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True. While swimming, she has few natural enemies in the Biesbosch. Basically, only sea eagles, of which only two couples nest in the Biesbosch. And, contrary to, eg, mallards, she can still dive to escape from eagles.
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