The female Mallard is a cryptic brown to enable her to safely incubate here eggs on a ground level nest.

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The female Mallard is a cryptic brown to enable her to safely incubate here eggs on a ground level nest. The showy male would be far more difficult to conceal

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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