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Pochard - Female
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Pochard - Female (Aythya ferina)

A pretty female Pochard
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Habitat
gravel pit
Location
Cambridgeshire,UK
Date taken
27/04/2010
Scientific name
Aythya ferina
Equipment used
Canon 350D,Tamron 200-500mm lens
psilo
A much underrated duck and overlooked as most females are. I love their subtle beauty. Lovely shot.
 
J
Thanks for the kind comments everyone.
I agree psilo the females are much more photogenic. I've tried,and failed, a hundred times to get a male look anything other than an uninteresting block of chestnut,black,and grey ( apart from their eye I suppose)
 

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Britain & Europe
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