| Ruddy
Shelduck |
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| Taken at Blackness on 15th September 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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With some
Greylag Geese
| Ruddy Shelduck. |
| Species
: Order: Family: Local names: |
Tadorna ferruginea. Anseriformes. Anatidae |
| Site Of Nest: Length: Wingspan: Food: Plumage: Breeding Period: Eggs: |
Inland
water-bodies such as lakes, reservoirs and rivers. 58 - 70 cms. 110 - 135 cms. Omnivorous. Feeds on grasses, the young shoots of plants, grain and water plants as well as both aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. On land it grazes on the foliage, in the water it dabbles in the shallows, and at greater depths, it up-ends, but it does not dive. Orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, while the tail and the flight feathers in the wings are black, contrasting with the white wing-coverts. The bill is black and the legs are dark grey. March - April in Central Asia. Eight eggs laid between late April and early June. |
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