Anas platyrhynchos Mallard duck

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Taken as the sun came up on a cold Christmas holiday

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Size: 5568px × 3712px
Location: Linlithgow loch west Lothian Scotland
Photo credit: © Adrian Plumb / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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