ducks, geese & swans

I’ve spent so many happy hours watching and photographing ducks, geese and swans, invariably at stunning watery locations.

click on pics for bird ID, conservation status & more pics of the bird

Mallard in flight
Greylag goose out of the water
Two mute swans fighting
Mallard duckling
Wigeon in flight
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Mallards bottoms up
Tufted duck in the reeds
Mute swans taking off over Swanborne Lake
Flock of Canada geese
Mallard preening
Mandarin duck
Greylag goose head
Mallard in flight
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Shoveler in the grasses
Greylag goose
Gadwall in flight
Mute swan on water
Wigeon in flight
Two Canada geese in flight at RSPB Pulborough Brooks
Mute swan signet
Mallard
Tufted duck
Mute swans mating
Mute swan love
Canada goose in flight
Wigeon
Female mallard
Greylag gosling
Gosling
Mandarin duck standing on a rock
Greylag taking off over water
Shelduck flapping wings
Wigeon in flying
Female mallard
mute swan signet
Mallard washing feathers
Angry mute swan
Mallard washing
  • A heron stands in a shallow river catching a fish in its beak.

    by rivers, lakes & estuaries

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    by the sea

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  • A small bird with a black head, white collar, and reddish-brown body perched on leafy green branches.

    in the countryside

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  • A small bird with a reddish-orange face and chest perched on a branch surrounded by green foliage.

    in my garden

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