Don't Fly On By by Mouselemur on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Just kidding, their flapping around is actually a functional thing and part of the grooming process.

Species: Common Pochard (Tafeleend)

Latin name: Aythya Ferina

Originates from Europe and across the Palearctic.

Current status: Vulnerable.

Did you know:

…The species is highly sexually dimorphic; the male has a long dark bill with a grey band, a red head and neck, black breast, red eyes and grey back. The female however has a brown head and body, and a narrower grey bill-band. Both have a distinctive triangular head shape.

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