Mallard on the former Wilts and Berks canal, Kingshill, Swindon
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Mallard on the former Wilts and Berks canal, Kingshill, Swindon
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 31 Dec 2008
The ice is very thin but is strong enough to bear the weight of ten of these common but appealing waterfowl. If I were a mathematician I might be tempted to calculate the pressure exerted by each foot on the ice but as I'm not I'm not.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.553906
Longitude
-1.799758