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Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)

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Female canvasback with young sleeping on log

© Heather Angel / naturalvisions.co.uk
Adult female canvasback

© Mike Lane / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Female canvasback swimming

© Mike Lane / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Male canvasback on water

© William Osborn / naturepl.com
Canvasback

© Ruth Cole / Animals Animals
Male canvasback swimming

© T. Andrewartha / naturepl.com
Male canvasback standing on shore

© Kenneth W. Fink / www.ardea.com
Male canvasback resting on water

© Tom Vezo / naturepl.com
Female canvasbacks resting on shore

© David Welling / naturepl.com
Canvasback eating a clam

© Mark Chappell / Animals Animals
Canvasback splashing

© Margot Conte / Animals Animals
Male canvasback flapping wings after bathing

© Marie Read / Animals Animals
Male canvasback preening

© Rolf Nussbaumer / naturepl.com
Canvasback pair

© Roger Powell / naturepl.com
Flock of canvasbacks resting

© Tom Vezo / naturepl.com
Canvasback flock

© Virginia Neefus / Animals Animals
Female canvasback on nest in reed bed

© Barrie Britton / naturepl.com

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