Mallard Duckling

Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy... ... more

by Donna Kennedy

Title

Mallard Duckling

Artist

Donna Kennedy

Medium

Photograph - Photo Art

Description

Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...
Texture added for an artistic enhancement-
Edited in Topaz Studio-Photographed in Reno, Nevada

The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck. Mallard groups can often be seen head dipping or completely upending in the water. They rarely dive though, spending their time near the surface and dabbling for invertebrates, fish, amphibians, and a variety of plants. They also graze on land, feeding on grains and plants.
From fall to spring, breeding male mallards, also known as “drakes,” will sport a remarkable green iridescent plumage on their heads with a white band around their necks. Female mallard ducks, also known as “hens,” have less dynamic mottled brown to tan plumage.
A female mallard lays up to a dozen eggs in nests on the ground near water, often in a small depression or tree hole. She lines the nest with warm down plucked from her undercoat. Soon after birth, baby ducks, called ducklings, open their eyes. A little more than a day after hatching, ducklings can run, swim, and forage for food on their own. They stay in the nest for less than a month. A group of ducklings is called a brood. Outside the nest, the brood sticks close by the mother for safety, often following behind her in a neat, single-file line.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-The Artistic Aperture
-Animal Photographs
-Topaz Simplify-Glow-Impression Photo Renderings
-A Birding Group-Wings
-Birds In Focus
-Digital Art and Photography For A Simple Imagination
-FAA Portraits-Birds
-Just Perfect
-Arts Fantastic World
-Poetic Poultry
-Camera Art
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March 20th, 2019