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Red-head duck He was completely horizontal for a few seconds... Aythya ferina,Common Pochard,Geotagged,Italy Click/tap to enlarge

Red-head duck

He was completely horizontal for a few seconds...

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  1. Where was this photo taken? Posted 10 years ago
  2. Near Cagliari, Sardinia Posted 10 years ago

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The Common Pochard, ''Aythya ferina'', is a medium-sized diving duck. Their breeding habitat is marshes and lakes with a metre or more water depth. Pochards breed in much of temperate and northern Europe into Asia. They are migratory, and winter in the southern and west of Europe.

Similar species: Ducks, Geese, Etc.
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Apr 9, 2015. Captured in Sa Punta, 09018 Sarroch CA, Italy.