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Tadorna tadorna
Medium-sized (about 55-60cm in length) attractive duck, size of a smaller goose. Strikingly coloured, in a combination of white, chestnut and black, and a pink-red bill. During this time of the season, colours start to wash off in adults (pics N° 1 to 3), while in younger birds (pics N° 4 and 5) colours are still not fully developed.
First four pics were taken in protected area of Sené marshes in Morbihan bay of Brittany, France. These are saline marshes, I described them few times as "waders' paradise". Last pic is from a fjord on northern shores of Brittany. Otherwise, we observed these very often, on rocky shores of Atlantic, and larger freshwater bodies inside the land.
Spotted on Jul 14, 2020
Submitted on Aug 11, 2020
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