Common Mallards
A trip to WWT Slimbridge mid October. Weather was sunny intervals.
Male and Female Common Mallards flying over the outer fields at Slimbridge.
The Mallard is a large and heavy-looking duck. It has a long body, and a long and broad bill. The male has a dark green head, a yellow bill, is mainly purple-brown on the breast and grey on the body. The female is mainly brown with an orange bill. Mallards breed in all parts of the UK in summer and winter, wherever there are suitable wetland habitats.
Common Mallards
A trip to WWT Slimbridge mid October. Weather was sunny intervals.
Male and Female Common Mallards flying over the outer fields at Slimbridge.
The Mallard is a large and heavy-looking duck. It has a long body, and a long and broad bill. The male has a dark green head, a yellow bill, is mainly purple-brown on the breast and grey on the body. The female is mainly brown with an orange bill. Mallards breed in all parts of the UK in summer and winter, wherever there are suitable wetland habitats.