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One of a kind
maj.sujan

One of a kind (Anas platyrhynchos)

Leucistic female mallard on Nidelva river at Trondheim. She's the only one in the flock with leucism and gets picked on quite often for being different.
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Habitat
Wetlands (freshwater, saltwater)
Location
Nidelva river, Trondheim, Norway
Date taken
14.12.20
Scientific name
Anas platyrhynchos
Equipment used
Nikon D7000- Nikon 70-300mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/250, f4.5, ISO800
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Used to seeing hybrid Mallards but this is the first leucistic one I've seen an image of.

Nice capture!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
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maj.sujan
Date added
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7000
Aperture
ƒ/4.5
Focal length
170.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSC_0774.jpg
File size
14.5 MB
Date taken
Mon, 14 December 2020 11:22 AM
Dimensions
4928px x 3264px

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