Wild Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos). Accompanied and sheltering her ten precocial or nidifugous young hatchling ducklings. Emerging from Phragmites

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Wild Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos). Accompanied and sheltering her ten precocial or nidifugous young hatchling ducklings. Emerging from Phragmites Reed in a roadside dyke or ditch.

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Size: 4480px × 6720px
Location: INGHAM, NORFOLK, UK
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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