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female mallard

  1. Popeyethesailor

    Female Mallard

    So today I witnessed 2 female mallards clearly trying to get rid of the males that had latched on to them, but the way in which one tried to escape really impressed me. The female and male were in the middle of the river when a second male came crashing in, while the male who thought he had laid...
  2. 5-3 Female Mallad Take off (1 of 1).jpg

    5-3 Female Mallad Take off (1 of 1).jpg

    Female Mallard just taking off
    • Compuwight
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    • anas platyrhynchos female mallard isle of wight
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Female Mallard

    Female Mallard

    • katastrofa
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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Female Mallard

    Female Mallard

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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Female Mallard

    Female Mallard

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    • female mallard
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. Mother with her youngsters!

    Mother with her youngsters!

    Mother duck and her ducklings.
    • effervescentbirdsong
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    • ducklings female mallard
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    • Category: North America
  7. Female Mallard

    Female Mallard

    • katastrofa
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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Female Mallard

    Female Mallard

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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Even she.....

    Even she.....

    ..... thought he was a fine gent, so set off in hot pursuit after him! A female Mallard following on behind the male I showed you yesterday. She doesn't look so bad herself, does she.
    • delia todd
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    • female mallard kinnordy march
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. Female Mallard portrait

    Female Mallard portrait

    • katastrofa
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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Female Mallard portrait

    Female Mallard portrait

    • katastrofa
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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Tidying up

    Tidying up

    This female Mallard arrived to clear up the droppings from the untidy feeder birds. They do have lovely plumage when seen close too, don't they. TTTW
    • delia todd
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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. Silvery wake

    Silvery wake

    This Mallard seemed to be powering along. The light in this area was quite different, and didn't look too attractive until she passed through, making some silvery highlights in the water.
    • delia todd
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    • canal female mallard govilon
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Female Mallard

    Female Mallard

    There isn't a great variety of bird life to be seen in late July/August, along the canal; in fact there was hardly a sound from them either!! But the setting seemed to make up for it somehow. The first day I was there I heard a Chiffchaff, but couldn't find it in the foliage, and never heard it...
    • delia todd
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    • canal female mallard govilon
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  15. Female Mallard

    Female Mallard

    This single lady was in a much shadier spot that the previous ones I saw on the water. I always found it difficult to tell females apart from eclipse males, until I discovered that males always retain the yellow bill.... easy-peasy now LOL
    • delia todd
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    • canal female mallard govilon
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  16. Preening Mallard

    Preening Mallard

    For a while it seemed that all the birds were busy trying to make themselves look good for the camera LOL. The light still in the wrong direction, so some PP work needed again. Sports Mode settings f/5.6 1/250 sec ISO 400 Exp bias +0.7 Focal length 185 mm Max aperture 3 Metering mode Pattern
    • delia todd
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    • female mallard forfar loch sports mode
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  17. Mrs Mallard

    Mrs Mallard

    I got a double here... loved the colour of the water and her pose!! Unfortunately I'm not good enough at processing pictures in order to get her a bit lighter without spoiling the water colours. Sorry about that.
    • delia todd
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    • female mallard lintrathen
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  18. Mallard

    Mallard

    A female Mallard came wandering through the undergrowth near the feeding station; it seemed to be quite a way from water, but I suppose that's relative really!
    • delia todd
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    • female mallard sculthorpe moor
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  19. im so tired

    im so tired

    well a duck i do know and many thanks for all your comments on my im not sure one yesterday did not post it in the id forum.when i looked at this image i felt rather sorry for this female mallard.we have no young mallards on my pond yet and two females are back early so i presume no success at...
    • mags1967
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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  20. Mrs M

    Mrs M

    On the other side of the road to yesterday's Oyc, is the swamp end of the reserve with a grassy field that the Highland Cattle love. There was a pair of Mallards there, but I didn't see any young, maybe too early. Seen my first youngster today... the Starlings seem to have fledged. And a...
    • delia todd
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    • female mallard kinnordy
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. Mrs Mallard

    Mrs Mallard

    Nearing the end of 'good' pictures from that visit to Kinnordy, though there may be some silly ones for Saturdays;) Yeah... even this camera doesn't stop me being stupid!! I'm still rather impressed by the amount of detail I can get with my new toy - hope you like her too.
    • delia todd
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    • female mallard kinnordy
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  22. Mallard Duck

    Mallard Duck

    • wolduS G
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    • female mallard
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  23. Mallard

    Mallard

    The sun that day was lovely and it's really brought out his beautiful iridescence I think. Can't get over how closely I can crop the pictures now. He was out the front of the Gullery hide.
    • delia todd
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    • female mallard kinnordy
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. mallard enjoying the snow.

    mallard enjoying the snow.

    took this yesterday and how gorgeous she looked in that snow.
    • mags1967
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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  25. i am sure the water was here?

    i am sure the water was here?

    this gorgeous mallard and the other birds gave me some laugh the other day on frozen water.
    • mags1967
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    • female mallard
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
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