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Egyptian
Goose
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Taken
at Hickling Broad on 27th June 2016 using a Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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| Taken by Danielle Cassells at Parc Leopold, Brussels on 30th September 2012 using a Blackberry Phone | |
| Egyptian Goose. |
| Species: Order: Family: Local Names: |
Alopochen
aegyptiaca. Anseriformes. Anatidae. |
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Cavities and holes
in trees and abandoned nests of other birds may be selected; also ledges on cliffs and banks. Seeds, leaves, grasses, and plant stems. Pale head and underparts with dark eye-patch and pink legs. 1 brood in April - June. 8 - 9. Often only one or two young survive locally following predation by crows and competition with other geese. |
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