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Markus Varesvuo / King eider (Somateria spectabilis) male, on water, portrait, Batsfjord, Norway. 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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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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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.
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John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling chasing and catching Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) emerging from River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.
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John Waters / Male Shoveler (Anas clypeata) chasing other males away from his mate, Greyale RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.
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John Waters / Slow motion clip of a mixed flock of Teal (Anas crecca) and Wigeon (Anas penelope) landing in a lake, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.