An Egyptian Goose "Alopochen aegyptiacus" at a pond in Godstone in Surrey

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Related to the shelduck, this pale brown and grey goose has distinctive dark brown eye-patches and contrasting white wing patches in flight. It was introduced as an ornamental wildfowl species and has escaped into the wild, now successfully breeding in a feral state. Source: RSPB

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Size: 2968px × 3958px
Location: Godstone Pond, Surrey. UK
Photo credit: © Lindsay Constable / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aegyptiacus, alopochen, bird, egyptian, godstone, goose, pond, villageness, wild, wildlife