Female, West Rise Marsh, Sussex

They are getting bigger. Peace Valley Park, New Britain Pa.

Mandarin ducks in Britain are the descendants of captive-bred ducks which escaped or were deliberately released. Mandarins are one of the few duck species which are not hunted for food - apparently they taste really bad!

male duck portrait

Hausente - Domestic Duck

CHRP, Fremont

Young ducks and mama duck.

Taken at Woy Woy Waterfront on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.

Burton Agnes East Yorkshire

Village Pond

Paired Up with mallard 16 ducklings

This Ruddy Duck drake, fitted in his gorgeous breeding plumage, looks so formal with his head and neck back and his tail feathers in salute mode. I found him while visiting family back in February.

Taken 15 February 2018 at Guajome Lake Regional Park, California.

God will give you strength for every battle, Wisdom for every decision, and peace that surpasses understanding!!

Only if the ducks knew this because they are being chased by a large bird all over the pond!!

Mallard Ducks on the Clark Fork River

A crowd at the forellenvijver (= trout pond), Duck and carp

At the Palace Park Het Loo

The Palace Park is part of the Crown Lands of Het Loo together with the extensive stretches of forest and heath land belonging to the Crown Estate. The total area covers more than 10,000 hectares and has a rich cultural history, great biological diversity and beautiful landscapes. More information: www.kroondomeinhetloo.nl.

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Shutter Speed1/80

Aperture6.3

ISO 400

Shooting Date/Time8-3-2015 13:17:19

Racconigi LIPU oasis. 50-500 Sigma lens.

Bah quack?

Najlepsze życzenia dla wszystkich mamuś! :)

Here, in Poland, in 26 May is The Mother's Day :)

Female Mallard duck in the fall. Utah County, Utah.

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

William Cosgrove Centennial Park, DDO, Québec, Canada.

Nikon D7000 f/6 1/320 sec. ISO-200 290mm

Male Duck battle? ;-)))

/seen @Salzgitter-Sea, Salzgitter - Germany

Olympus E-M1

OLYMPUS 300mm Lens

Eating duck weed. This little one was adopted by a Wood Duck mother and three of her babies. Sure hope he makes it! Family pictures later.

Thanks so much for the visit!

These ducks were introduced into the UK from China and established themselves into the wild following escape from captivity. Chris Draper Photography shared with pixbuf.com

A male Wood Duck stayed behind to visit with some Mallards. Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis Maryland

Male Tufted Duck at Hogganfield Loch

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Barrow, AK

Species #723

A very common duck in the tundra. It was hard to take a good picture though, since they were pretty shy.

Ruddy Duck, City of Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Henderson, Nevada. The City of Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is located at the Kurt R. Segler Water Reclamation Facility, and encompasses nearly 100 acres of basins, lagoons and ponds that offer a superb environment for birding. The Preserve is only about 15 miles from the Las Vegas Strip

duck

running away from a feisty coot

© Aurora Santiago

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Cruising upstream