Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos

1/6/07

Des Moines Beach Park, Des Moines, Washington, U.S.A.

Anas platyrhynchos

There's a stream (fresh water) that empties into Puget Sound, here. These guys are year-round residents.

Taken with a Nikon N65, zoom lens Quantaray 70-300mm 1:4-5.6D LDO Macro.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Subfamily: Anatinae

Genus: Anas

Species: platyrhynchos

(Anas platyrhynchos) Mallard

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