The gadwall (Mareca strepera)

in Feathered Friendslast year
Latin nameObservation dateLocation
Mareca strepera2.12.2021Prague, Czech republic

Yesterday I took my HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW maxi lens out among the crowds of tourists on the Vltava River and photographed this beautiful, perfectly feathered duck. This species is not particularly common on the Vltava, at least I can't remember the last time I saw it. He was swimming with the mallards near the shore and was not shy at all, just strange. Pretty much all ducks except for the common mallards stay away from the shore on the river and don't swim to people.

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Remarkable.👍😀This is quite good photography of animals that you can photograph in the water.

wow that duck is really cute he is swimming in the river I really like it

How are you dear friend @birdwatcher good morning
How great that you had your camera with you and were quick to decide to take it to take these beautiful shots.
What a lovely bird, very beautiful.
Thank you very much for sharing these beautiful images. Have a happy start to the week

It's been almost three years since you took this photo, man. How can you remember those days and what the animals were doing? Did you take notes after you took it?