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Mallard or wild duck - male juveniles

Anas platyrhynchos

Description:

This is a male mallard, or drake, that is beginning to obtain its coloring: a green neck and head and blue feathers as part of its wings. The mallard following the one in the center is further along in developing its green colored neck and head.

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Rustic 41
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Rustic 41

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Sep 29, 2013
Submitted on Sep 29, 2013

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