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Australian Shelduck in Flight.

A male Australian Shelduck in flight, just missed getting all of its mate in it as well ! :)

Albany, Western Australia.

 

The Mountain Duck is one of my favourites! :)

 

The Australian Shelduck, Tadorna tadornoides, is a shelduck, a group of large goose-like birds which are part of the bird family Anatidae. The genus name Tadorna comes from Celtic roots and means "pied waterfowl"

 

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Uploaded on August 13, 2012
Taken on August 11, 2012