An Egyptian Goose, lopochen aegyptiaca, busy bathing a small calm birding lake in the Witpoortjie Botanical Gardens of South Africa

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An Egyptian Goose, lopochen aegyptiaca, busy bathing a small calm birding lake in the Witpoortjie Botanical Gardens of South Africa. The Egyptian Goose, is not a true goose, but rather a type of Shelduck. This is the duck featured in Egyptian Hyroglyphs, from where it gets its name.

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Size: 4400px × 2933px
Location: Witwatersrand Botanical Gardens, Krugersdorp, South Africa
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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