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Mallard Female
BrianWH

Mallard Female (Anas platyrhynchos)

She was wandering about looking for food from the visitors.
Habitat
Lakes and Streams
Location
Attenborough NR
Date taken
19 Sept 2017
Scientific name
Anas platyrhynchos
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mk II and a Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5 -5.6 IS II USM Lens
Needs to learn to feed itself with winter coming on Brian . Many years ago when i lived on the Broads summer visitors paid for bags of food to feed the Ducks, trouble was the Ducks never learned to forage for themselves and many died because of this in winter when there was nobody to feed them.
Ken
 
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Agree with Ken ... leaves them with little skill and will to forage for themselves ...
A fabulous shot, none-the-less , Brian ... tfs
 
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That's a lovely close-up you've taken of this lady Brian.

Very well done laddie.
 

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