Breda

Went yesterday to the city of Breda here in the Netherlands. I found these guys in the park Valkenberg in the centre of the city.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) – Dancing pair

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)

Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)
The one in the back with this black body is more like the wild ones. The grey or bluish-grey birds are an outcome of domestic selective breeding.

Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, [1776])

Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, [1758])