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Eurasian Wigeon

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Eurasian Wigeon

Due to the relatively warm first part of the winter so far this year, there are much less winter visitors among the birds as usual.
So far, I could only spot this female Eurasian Wigeon on one of the many fens of the ‘Kalmthoutse Heide’
(one of the greatest National Parks of Belgium)

The Wigeon is a medium-sized duck that breeds in the northernmost areas of Europe and Asia
(Scandinavia, Russia, Siberia, up to the Barents Sea).
It is a strongly migratory bird that migrates in winter to western and southern Europe (and sometimes even to Africa).

Dutch name : Smient
German name : Pfeifente
Latin name : Anas penelope (previously Mareca penelope)

Last year, I could shoot these 2 striking winter visitors :

The Living Forest (139) : Common Redpoll
Mark Billiau.

Comentarios 40

Jacques BURY 21/02/2012 17:34

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Bernhard Kuhlmann 18/02/2012 11:03
Sehr schön anzusehen die kleine Ente !
Gruß bernd
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Günter Nau 11/02/2012 19:31
Zusammen mit dem Bildtitel wunderschön und sehr überzeugend.
Grüße Günter

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† Ushie Farkas 07/02/2012 0:23
Ich bin VERZAUBERT! Gruß Ushie
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Andrea Sagawe 06/02/2012 19:19
What a lovely little duck. Excellently captured in this lovely green and blue reflecting water.

andrea
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Irbenika 06/02/2012 11:17
Sweetheart little duck ))))
Nice colors and sharpness!

Ira
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Denis- 04/02/2012 20:19
Belle prise de vue aux jolies teintes.
Amicalement
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Silvia Simonato. 04/02/2012 18:56
Preciosa captura… Es realmente una bonita imagen!!!.
Saludos Silvia

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RicoB 03/02/2012 20:31
Ich hätte die hübsche Ente ohne Deine Hilfe nicht erkannt.
LG Rico
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CsomorLászló 03/02/2012 19:53
An amazing duck in beautiful colors!
bw
CsL
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Northbound 03/02/2012 18:17
Great setting. Excellent feather detail!
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Angelika Ritter 03/02/2012 17:09
very nice ..think its the first one that I see.
lg angie
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Luc Grollie 03/02/2012 14:12
maybe the recent frost will change those small numbers.....first bitterns are showing up !!!!
greetz,
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Angelika El. 02/02/2012 22:52

Was für eine wundervolle Ente - mit solch schönen Federn! Die Farben mag ich sehr - und auch die Farbe des Wassers ist wundervoll - mit einem Hauch von Gold!!!

LG!
Angelika

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Othmar W. Mayer 02/02/2012 21:20
Great how you could benefit rarely offered the light refraction and mirroring for the presentation of the widgeon. Congratulations!
As long as you do not eponymous "huiu" listen, drake is not nearby.
In my observation area - Neusiedler See - Seewinkel - is the widgeon moderately frequent passage of birds in the months of November through March, and hunted.
Kind regards
Othmar
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