Happy Saturday my friends! Can I just say how much I love this shot? This is a male mallard duck. They are quite common to our area and can be seen on any decent size waterway in large groups. I am lucky enough to be within a few miles of an area where many types of birds gather for a stop on their way down south for the winter. The winters here in Wisconsin can be harsh and if I could, I would leave for the winter too!
I could distinguish this was a male by the yellow beak. During mating season, the males also have a beautiful emerald green head and neck. This was taken on Labor Day, with mating season long gone yet you can see a small trace of the green left on this beautiful boy.
Hope you are all having a great start to the weekend.
I linked up with Camera Critters.
12 comments:
Beautiful shot of the Mallard duck! Great post and photo. Have a wonderful weekend!
That's a beautiful capture, and a great portrait.
Great photo of the beautiful Mallard.
I posted Mallards too.
Have a great weekend.
What a great capture of this beautiful duck!
You and I had the same idea evidently. I have mallards for my critter shot too. Although, I must say yours is a lot better!
Love this shot. The male mallard is so handsome ... gorgeous colors on his head. Happy Critter Day!
Beautiful! You've caught the light in his eye too.
A handsome fella!
thanks for joining highlight sunday with this nice shots :)
Beautiful nature shots ...
Greetings Karin
the green water frames him so beautifully.
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