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Anas platyrhynchos
The breeding male is unmistakable, with a bright bottle-green head, black rear end and a yellowish orange bill tipped with black (as opposed to the black/orange bill in females). It has a white collar which demarcates the head from the purple-tinged brown breast, grey brown wings, and a pale grey belly. The dark tail has white borders.
The Mallard is widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, North America from southern and central Alaska to Mexico, the Hawaiian Islands, and across Eurasia, from Iceland and southern Greenland and parts of Morocco (North Africa) in the west, Scandinavia to the north, and to Siberia, Japan, and China in the east.
This Mallard duck takes to flight after the wind blows me and my kayak a bit closer to him then he might have been comfortable with.
Spotted on Apr 23, 2011
Submitted on Jun 21, 2012
24 Comments
oh wow !! its just stunning William ... thanks for sharing :)
Spectacular spotting Willie. Amazing photography skills too.
Thank you Martimar1 and thanks as well SunnyJosef
Wow!!
Thank you Yuriana Martinez
such a good pic!
Thanks for the wonderful comments, AlvinCalicaran, Arlanda, and BrookSkagen
I like the wings and the splashes!
Nice action shot!
Spectacular shot!
Thank you Karen and Stian Waaler for your wonderful comments on my spotting
Wonderful capture Bill!
Fantastic picture Willie!
Thank you, Ismael Chaves, Sachin Zaveri, SatyenMehta, and Jolly Ibañez for your wonderful comments.
Great capture
wow, ,
Beautiful click!
Nice timing. Beautiful capture.
Thank you so much, CourtneyVerk, Annorion, KeithRoragen, AntónioGinjaGinja and MayraSpringmann. I truly appreciate you taking the time to both look at and comment on my spotting. I hope that in some small way, I can help others to see and love the beauty that can be found all around us, in nature.
Stunning!!!
great williefromwi,as usual,beatiful cache,congrats
Great shot.
Beautiful shot!
The markings on the male Mallard are so vibrant and clear. It really makes you wonder why certain species develop these patterns. Wonderful action shot!