Off the southern end of Bornholm, which is a Danish island off the southern tip of Sweden, the beaches were loaded with migratory Common Shelducks, which are pretty common in Western Europe:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelduck
I don't think I saw a single breeding male; all were molting males, females, of juvies. Still a cool bird...
All taken with 60D, 100-400L:
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IMG_2487 by flyfitz, on Flickr
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IMG_2436 by flyfitz, on Flickr
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IMG_2557 by flyfitz, on Flickr
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IMG_2585 by flyfitz, on Flickr
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27th August 2012, 06:55 PM #1
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Birds of Bornholm: Common Shelduck
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27th August 2012, 06:56 PM #2
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27th August 2012, 07:10 PM #3
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Re: Birds of Bornholm: Common Shelduck
Some really interesting poses there, Sean.
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27th August 2012, 07:27 PM #4
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Re: Birds of Bornholm: Common Shelduck
I like #4 very much. I think you should crop it to remove the upper and lower empty space.
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