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Markus Varesvuo / King eider (Somateria spectabilis) male, on water, portrait, Batsfjord, Norway. February.
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Oscar Dewhurst / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drake swimming on pond, backlit by rising sun and bokeh effect, Richmond Park, London, UK. February.
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Oscar Dewhurst / Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) landing on water. Gloucestershire, England, UK. March
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Nick Upton / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) female hunting among a panicked flock of Common teal (Anas crecca) in flight over marshland, RSPB Greylake Nature Reserve, Somerset, UK, December.
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George Sanker / Wood duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. April.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Adult male King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) in flight. Batsfjord, Norway, March.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Adult male King Eider (Somateria spectabilis).Batsfjord, Norway, March.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Eider (Somateria mollissima) male animal, Batsfjord, Norway. March
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Jack Dykinga / Flocks of Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) taking off in tree-lined wetlands. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA.
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John Shaw / Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) female defending her nest from arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus). Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. June.
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Terry Whittaker / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) male female pair, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, UK. December
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Marie Read / Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa), females behave aggressively toward a male (second from right) that is trying to join them on a floating log, autumn, New York, USA, October.
