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Ruddy shelducks (Tadorna ferruginea)

There are very small resident populations of this species in Northwest Africa and Ethiopia, but the main breeding area of the bird is from southeast Europe across the Palearctic to Lake Baikal, Mongolia, and western China. Eastern populations are mostly migratory, wintering in the Indian subcontinent (wiki).

Four of these long distance travellers were here.
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Habitat
Gravel pit, mud flat
Location
Bavaria
Date taken
April 2024
Scientific name
Tadorna ferruginea
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Stanley Jones
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WOWZER! Spectacular low camera close-up of these two gorgeous Ruddy Shelducks. Exquisite JB! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
jbpixels
Date added
View count
138
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 77D
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
bf ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea).JPG
File size
1.1 MB
Date taken
Sun, 28 April 2024 2:34 PM
Dimensions
1600px x 973px

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