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Lifer
aloktewari

Lifer (Anas Poecilorhyncha)

A leucistic Lifer ...

Spot-billed Duck

My first-ever Leucistic
bird shot ...

The bird was present
in a remote
water-body ...

... to reach it we
had to go through the
tilled fields ...
driving on
dirt-tracks for
about 10 km. ...

There was a flock
of about 15 normally
colored individuals ...

... in the midst of
them it was floating
peacefully ...

Color of the iris
appeared normal ...
... though, I can not
be absolutely sure
about it ... as it was
a long distance
away ...

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Anas poecilorhyncha

Agrarian Hinterland
Distt. Gurgaon-Jhajjhar Border
Haryana ; India
22.05.2014
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Habitat
Stray Water-body
Location
Distt. Gurgaon ; Haryana ; India
Date taken
22.05.2014
Scientific name
Anas Poecilorhyncha
KC Foggin
Supporter
Perhaps your neck of the woods is a healthier place for the bird life Alok. A lovely example of this leucistic Duck.
 
ducbucln
Congratulations on finding this little one. I'm glad to see the others aren't being mean to him as they sometimes do. A great image and sighting.

Vicki
 

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