May 4, 2019
Egyptian Goose by Bogger3. Related to the shelduck, this pale brown and grey goose has distinctive dark brown eye-patches and contrasting white wing patches in flight. It was introduced as an ornamental wildfowl species and has escaped into the wild, now successfully breeding in a feral state. Native to central and southern Africa, Egyptian Geese have been present in Europe as an exotic species since at least the 17th Century. Naturalised populations in Germany, the Netherlands and eastern England remained relatively small, (S) (C) https://flic.kr/p/24ZEUHH