Mallard duck uses its beak to preen and grease its feathers. The fat layer keeps the feathers nice and dry. View from above in the grass at the water

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Size: 7728px × 5152px
Location: Lemmer, the Netherlands
Photo credit: © Henk Vrieselaar / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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