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Brant goose (Branta bernicla)

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Brant goose (Branta bernicla)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Brant goose Ducks, geese and swans Duck, geese, and relatives Birds Chordate Animals
Rotgans Zwanen, ganzen en eenden Eendvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Branta bernicla Anatidae Anseriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Brouwersdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

2015:01:23 11:43:11
Brant goose (Branta bernicla)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 31.62 m

Brouwersdam (Brouwersdam, Grevelingenmeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)

2014:01:01 13:43:14
Brant goose (Branta bernicla)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/640 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 29.85 m

Brouwersdam, Zeeland, Nederland

2015:01:04 14:54:38
Brant goose (Branta bernicla)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 180, distance 21.13 m

Brouwersdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands

2014:01:12 12:22:58
Brant goose (Branta bernicla)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F6.3, ISO 400, distance 44.67 m

It seems that Rotgezen spend a reasonable part of their time on fighting, would it be called Rotgezen?

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