Drake Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) looking after newly born chicks in Spring in West Sussex, UK.

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This duck is very likely a Mallard, at least partly, as it mixes with Mallard ducks and looks very similar. The colouring is different from usual so it is possibly a cross-bread with another species of duck.

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Size: 3649px × 2329px
Location: Mewsbrook Park, Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Geoff Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: babies, baby, chicks, dabbling, duck, ducklings, ducks, mallard