Alert white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), Guadalhorce delta reserve, Malaga, Spain
The globally endangered white-headed duck was quite a find on the lagoons, although it kept its distance from the hide. The threat to the white-headed duck comes mainly from interbreeding with the American ruddy duck, which was introduced to Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. At one stage pure white-headed ducks were down to fewer than 50 individuals in Spain. There are currently some 2500 birds.
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500mm / 1600th / f10 / iso800
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Alert white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), Guadalhorce delta reserve, Malaga, Spain
The globally endangered white-headed duck was quite a find on the lagoons, although it kept its distance from the hide. The threat to the white-headed duck comes mainly from interbreeding with the American ruddy duck, which was introduced to Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. At one stage pure white-headed ducks were down to fewer than 50 individuals in Spain. There are currently some 2500 birds.
170615 112
500mm / 1600th / f10 / iso800
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All images are the property of the photographer and may not be reproduced, copied, downloaded, transmitted or used in any way without the written permission of the photographer
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