Mallards
by Lyuba Filatova
Title
Mallards
Artist
Lyuba Filatova
Medium
Photograph
Description
Mallards prefer calm, shallow sanctuaries, but can be found in almost any body of freshwater across Asia, Europe, and North America. They’re also found in saltwater and brackish water and are commonly found in wetlands. 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. Both sexes of mallard ducks have a white and blue speculum along the back edge of their wings.
Each summer, after the 4 to 5 month mating season has ended, male mallard will molt their feathers, and they will be left with a brown plumage like their female counterparts. In the fall, male mallards will undergo a second molt, after which their distinct coloration will return.
This photo was taken at lake Waban in Wellesley, Massachusetts
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June 20th, 2018
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Comments (9)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit!
Anita Faye
Lyuba, happy to feature your beautiful work on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
Don Columbus
Congratulations Lyuba, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Lyuba Filatova replied:
Don, thank you very much for the feature in "A Birding Group - Wings" group!
William Tasker
Stunning! Your beautiful and identified bird image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Lyuba Filatova replied:
William, thank you very much for L/F, comment, and the feature in Wild Birds Of The World group!