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Location

Meuse River, Visé
Belgium

Metadata

Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM   at 640 mm
Exposure 1/400 s, f/10, ISO 400 
Image size 800 x 534 pixels

IOC Names

Deutsch  Moschusente Dutch  Muskuseend
Italian  Anatra muschiata Spanish  Pato Criollo

Comments

The domesticated or feral version of the Muscovy Duck. The latter and the wild Mallard are believed to be the ancestors of all domestic ducks.




 

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    15/01/2012

Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Canard musqué

Micheline JACQUEMIN