Mallard

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Mallard April 15, 2026
Camera details
ILCE-7CM2 · FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
600mm f/6.3 1/2500 ISO 640

Baby Mallard April 15, 2026
Camera details
ILCE-7CM2 · FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
529mm f/6.3 1/1250 ISO 500

Female Mallard March 22, 2026
Camera details
ILCE-7CM2 · FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
600mm f/6.3 1/800 ISO 6400

The Mallard is a familiar dabbling duck of ponds, lakes, marshes, and sheltered coastal wetlands across much of the Northern Hemisphere. Breeding males have glossy green heads, while females are mottled brown. Both can show a blue wing patch bordered with white. Mallards feed by reaching beneath the surface or tipping forward, taking aquatic plants and small animals. Ducklings follow their mother soon after hatching, and their changing plumage provides a clear record of early growth.

Reference: Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds