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Courageous ducks on the frozen Bloemgracht in Amsterdam, 1 March 2018
Courageous ducks on the frozen Bloemgracht in Amsterdam, 1 March 2018 - Credit: Photo: Zachary Newmark / NL Times
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Friday, 2 March 2018 - 16:30

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Bizarre Instagram post shows kingfisher bird frozen in solid ice

Christoph van Ingen from Oostzaan took a bizarre photo while skating on a ditch in his neighborhood on Thursday - a kingfisher bird perfectly frozen in the ice.

"We saw something blue in the ice and stopped to see what it was", Van Ingen said to RTL Nieuws. He took a photo with his phone and posted it on Instagram.

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