A rather smart looking (whatever its origins!) Ruddy Shelduck.........
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Showing really well?
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Taking no nonsense from an inquisitive Coot!
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Then getting in a flap.
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Seems to be a male with signs of a black neck ring appearing....
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And still no White-fronted Goose :-(