A beautiful drake Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) is giving close up views in the early morning light. This bird is in The Netherlands normally s

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A beautiful drake Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) is giving close up views in the early morning light. This bird is in The Netherlands normally seen out at sea where only distant views can be optained. This bird however swam in a small creek on the island of Texel giving excpetional views.

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Photo credit: © Jacob Garvelink / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: bird, clangula, close-, drake, duck, europe, feather, hyemalis, long-tailed, male, netherlands, oldsquaw, preening, swimming, tail, texel