Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck feeding in the shallow water.
Common Shelduck, Borgarfjörður, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna).

Two Common Shelducks swimming near an island.
Common Shelduck, Borgarfjörður, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Two Common Shelducks swimming near the far shore.
Common Shelduck, Christou River, Lesvos, Greece, April 17 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Shelduck flying away from the camera.
Common Shelduck, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 17 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 6400; f/10; 1/1250 sec.