My picture of the day...

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SnappyMac
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Wigeon (Anas penelope)

Photo taken at: National Trust Brancaster Estate, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/ ... ter-estate

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Wigeon (Anas penelope) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wigeon
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Linda257
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wonder if it can still whistle with a beak full of sand 😀
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SnappyMac
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Linda257 wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 8:43 am wonder if it can still whistle with a beak full of sand 😀
Only gritty numbers 😂
Willpar
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Very nice Snappy.
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Willpar wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 9:39 am Very nice Snappy.
Thanks William :)
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SnappyMac wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 8:14 am Wigeon (Anas penelope)

Not sure what Penny's bum has to do with anything Snappy?! :D
Nice shot, unusual :yes:
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PimperneBloke wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 4:12 pm Not sure what Penny's bum has to do with anything Snappy?! :D
Nice shot, unusual :yes:
:D Thanks PB
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Pintail (Anas acuta)

Photo taken at: WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge

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Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/pintail
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Linda257
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Aww that's lovely SM, not sure I have seen one before though 🤔
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Nice one Snappy. Not sure the last time I saw one, I've got a feeling it may have been last time I was in Weymouth, but didn't get a picture because were flying over and away.... or that could just be a mythological memory :shrug: :D
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