{"id":8528,"date":"2015-04-07T09:51:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T07:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/?post_type=sight-projects&#038;p=2827"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T03:12:49","slug":"south-african-shelduck","status":"publish","type":"sight-projects","link":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/projects\/south-african-shelduck\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Shelduck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  fetchpriority=\"high\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5751 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>The South African Shelduck (Afrikaans name, Kopereend) is a colourful duck, they are a common resident, endemic to the area.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5753 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-Wings.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-Wings.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-Wings-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-Wings-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-Wings-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-Male-Wings-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Male has a plain grey head with rich coppery tones on the body.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5754 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-f-2.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-f-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-f-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-f-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-f-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shelduck-f-2-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>The female has white face patches.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5755 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  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