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Drake Eider
The UK's fastest flying duck so I was well pleased to get this flight shot :D
Habitat
Coastal
Location
Leith docks
Date taken
22.5.2016
Scientific name
Somateria mollissima
Equipment used
Eos1Dmk4/ef400f5.6L
Brilliant clearly detailed colourful capture you have of this low flying beauty Tony, well done.
 
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That's a cracker of a flight shot Tony. They sure are fast, aren't they.

Whenever I see or hear "Leith" mentioned, it always reminds me of the tongue-twisting ditty... have you heard of it:

The Leith police dismisseth us
They thought we sought to stay;
The Leith police dismisseth us
They thought we'd stay all day.
The Leith police dismisseth us,
We both sighed sighs apiece;
And the sighs that we sighed as we said goodbye
Were the size of the Leith police.

Sorry.. couldn't resist that.;)
 

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