Mallard drake chasing away female duck on a pond in Sudbury, Massachusetts

---

A male mallard duck chases away a female while other drakes remain. After the female departed, the male who chased her away returned to the pond in the vicinity of his friends. Photo taken in Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

---

Size: 3555px × 2370px
Location: Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Photo credit: © Michael Tyo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: aggression, animal, beak, birds, chase, chasing, drake, drakes, droplets, duck, ducks, feathers, female, flight, fly, flying, great, male, mallard, massachusetts, meadows, national, nature, pond, refuge, speculum, splash, squawk, sudbury, territorial, water, wildlife, wing