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[NS: Nikon Shooter]

… or is "hybrid" a better description?

 

[Jeff1580 80]

A Teal maybe.....?

 

[NS: Nikon Shooter]

A Teal maybe.....?

Not quite Jeff… well the only Teal I know is the more colourful
eurasian Teal.

 

[Nikon photographer]

Ringed Teal

 

[NS: Nikon Shooter]

Ringed Teal

Bingo… thanks buddy!

What the hell is this south american thing doing in central Europe?

 

[Overread39 2]

Nice photos!

And there are LOADS of animals in the wrong ecosystems. I'm fairly sure we had them at some stage. Private collectors have been collecting animals and bringing them home for generations. Local breeders might well not pinion the wings or otherwise will have individuals escape where they can sometimes establish minor local populations.

Sometimes it causes chaos when they interbreed with local variations of similar species resulting in hybrids or establish enough of a population to become an invasive pest species.

 

[NS: Nikon Shooter]

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Any ideas about this guy?

 

[NS: Nikon Shooter]

Nice photos!

And there are LOADS of animals in the wrong ecosystems. I'm fairly sure we had them at some stage. Private collectors have been collecting animals and bringing them home for generations. Local breeders might well not pinion the wings or otherwise will have individuals escape where they can sometimes establish minor local populations.

Sometimes it causes chaos when they interbreed with local variations of similar species resulting in hybrids or establish enough of a population to become an invasive pest species.

Many thanks!

I am aware of these facts but it is always surprising to shoot
exotic species!

 

[Nikon photographer]

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Any ideas about this guy?

Possible a Blue Swedish duck

 

[Nikon photographer]

Bingo… thanks buddy!

What the hell is this south american thing doing in central Europe?

A few weeks ago, a Hoopoe was spotted here in Warwickshire, the only time I've seen them was when I was growing up in Spain, why there coming so far north is anyone's guess.

 

[John 2]

Nice captures. That Ringed teal is a beautiful bird. Lovely colours.

 

[NS: Nikon Shooter]

Possible a Blue Swedish duck

I checked… no bingo this time, my friend!

 

[slat]

Nice shots.

 

[jeffashman40 3]

Seek says the second one is a Mallard. On the Ringed Teal, migratory birds can sometimes get lost, or forced across the Atlantic due to storms. South America to Africa is not a big distance for a migratory bird, then head north to Europe. Modern technology and city lights also play havoc with their sense of location and direction.

 

[NS: Nikon Shooter]

Seek says the second one is a Mallard.

I don't agree, Jett. The distinctive features of mallards are the orange legs, the green or
purple iridescence of the head, the blue to purple iridescence of the speculum as well
as the curly tail feathers. The second duck shares none of these features.

… migratory birds can sometimes get lost, or forced across the Atlantic due to storms. South America to Africa is not a big distance for a migratory bird, then head north to Europe. Modern technology and city lights also play havoc with their sense of location and direction.

Overread's posts correct. Some ducks do migrate but their wings are too small
and beat too fast to consider long migrations… even carried by a good wing.