Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

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Shelducks are a species of the Anatidae family and, as half-geese, belong to the Geese. Complicated? Well, ducks and geese can be easily distinguished on the basis of a few characteristics, but if a species in the order of geese has the characteristics of both lines, it is referred to as half-geese. We have seen and photographed these colorful and eye-catching shelducks in many places. The photos show shelducks in Brittany, on Bornholm and on Neuwerk, the island off the mouth of the Elbe in the Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park (NPHW).

Picture 1: Shelducks in Brittany in 2005
Picture 2: Common shelducks in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Bornholm
Bild 3: Common shelducks in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Bornholm
Bild 4: Common shelducks on the Baltic coast of Bornholm
Bild 5: Common shelducks on the Baltic coast of Bornholm
Bild 6: Common shelducks on the Baltic coast of Bornholm
Bild 7: Common shelducks on the Baltic coast of Bornholm
Bild 8: Shelducks in flight
Bild 9: Common shelducks on the Baltic coast of Bornholm
Bild 10: Shelducks on Neuwerk, the island in the North Sea
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