Shoveler - Mestolone (Spatula clypeata)
Garganey - Marzaiola (Spatula querquerdula)
Teal - Alzavola (Anas crecca)
Mallard - Germano reale (Anas platyrhynchos)
... and a "find the intruder" test: answer to the picture without id.
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| Northern Shoveler (male) - Maschio di Mestolone. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
In early march it's possible to observe several species of dabbling ducks in Tuscany. They are surface feeding small to large sized ducks in ponds and shallow water lakes, and in rivers too.
Most of them are migratory species, but it's possible that many specimens have both sedentary and migratory habits. Nevertheless in march arrive the garganeys from the South (explaining the vulgar Italian name of 'marzaiola') and most of the teals, as winter visitors, are now preparing to leave towards the North Europe. There are many Shovelers in this period.
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| Garganeys, Teals, Shovelers and Mallard - Marzaiole, Alzavole, Mestoloni e Germano reale. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Teal, female - Femmina di Alzavola. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Teal, male - Maschio di Alzavola. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Early signs of spring Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Shovelers (two males and a female) - Mestoloni (due maschi e una femmina) Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Garganey (male) just arrived from the South - Maschio di Marzaiola, appena arrivato da Sud. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Garganey, between two Shovelers. Marzaiola tra due Mestoloni Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Give a name to this songbird with "add a comment" Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Mallard, male - Germano reale, maschio. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Teal - Alzavola Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
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| Shoveler - Mestolone Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 |
Peppola, maybe coming back from Bergamasca
ReplyDeletenice shot simona, a male of peppola - brambling. There have been a lot this winter
DeleteSee other songbirds in the Piana area: https://bixgeflorence.blogspot.com/2018/02/songbirds-of-florence-area-tuscany.html?m=1
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