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Oostvaardersplassen

10,000 Birds

The animals themselves identified as “civilised” and started a hunger strike in protest. Nowadays, the numbers are being controlled through culling. While driving along the Trekvaart canal I spotted hundreds of Tufted Duck with a nice sprinkling of Smew , Common Pochard and Common Goldeneye. It was awful. So it was this day.

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