Wet Juvenile Mallard Ducks
by Lyuba Filatova
Title
Wet Juvenile Mallard Ducks
Artist
Lyuba Filatova
Medium
Photograph
Description
The mallard is one of the most recognized of all ducks and is the ancestor of several domestic breeds. Upon hatching, the plumage of the duckling is yellow on the underside and face (with streaks by the eyes) and black on the back (with some yellow spots) all the way to the top and back of the head. Its legs and bill are also black. As it nears a month in age, the duckling's plumage starts becoming drab, looking more like the female, though more streaked, and its legs lose their dark grey colouring. Two months after hatching, the fledgling period has ended, and the duckling is now a juvenile. Between three and four months of age, the juvenile can finally begin flying, as its wings are fully developed for flight (which can be confirmed by the sight of purple speculum feathers). Its bill soon loses its dark grey colouring, and its sex can finally be distinguished visually.
Captured in Dover, Massachusetts
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January 13th, 2019
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Comments (5)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Lyuba – your baby animal scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2021 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
William Tasker
Wonderful detail. It was a pleasure to view this wonderful and named bird image that is now exhibited among the homepage features for the group, Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. L/F
Lyuba Filatova replied:
William, many thanks for your nice comment, LF and the feature in Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Lyuba Filatova replied:
John, many thanks for featuring my picture in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"