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elleng

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Sat Jan 27, 2024, 04:36 PM Jan 2024

On the river, afternoon. edit; Just learned this is a Ruddy Duck!

Last edited Sat Jan 27, 2024, 05:27 PM - Edit history (1)

The ruddy duck is a duck from North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek oxus, "sharp", and oura, "tail", and jamaicensis is "from Jamaica.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_duck



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