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Blue-beaked duck

In my post from a couple of days ago, I forgot to mention a rather peculiar duck that was also in the area around the pond. I had never seen one like this before: a blue-beaked duck..

Close-up after the break..

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Spring has arrived!

Seems I’m posting about once every season ;) Since the last one was about wintertime in Wageningen, I guess that makes this one about spring :)

About a week ago, while walking to the supermarket, I noticed the nest of a Moorhen in a small pond near the building where I live. I made a mental note to go back the next week with my camera, when hopefully the eggs would’ve hatched. So, today was that day :) I went out with my girlfriend to feed the birds, but after locating the spot where the Moorhen made it’s nest, we only found a lonely egg…

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