Mallards or Wild Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) head-nodding, head-bobbing duck courtship, Nod- Swimming: A male or female swims rapidly for a short dist

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Mallards or Wild Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) head-nodding, head-bobbing duck courtship, Nod- Swimming: A male or female swims rapidly for a short distance. ©Clifford Norton/Alamy

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Melton Mowbray, UK
Photo credit: © Clifford Norton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: None

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