She's All That

by Donna Kennedy

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She's All That

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Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...
Female Mallard in Springtime-Reno, Nevada

Mallards are “dabbling ducks” (anas platyrhynchos) they feed in the water by tipping forward and grazing on underwater plants. They almost never dive. They can be very tame ducks especially in city ponds, and often group together with other Mallards and other species of dabbling ducks.
A female mallard lays up to a dozen eggs in nests on the ground near water, often in a small depression or tree hole. She lines the nest with warm down plucked from her undercoat. Soon after birth, baby ducks, called ducklings, open their eyes. A little more than a day after hatching, ducklings can run, swim, and forage for food on their own. They stay in the nest for less than a month. A group of ducklings is called a brood. Outside the nest, the brood sticks close by the mother for safety, often following behind her in a neat, single-file line.

Thank You to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Water Forms
-Real Beautiful Birds
-Animals and Birds in the Wild
-Ducks Geese and Swans Only
-Wildlife One A Day
-Fine Art America Professionals
-Birds In Focus

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August 4th, 2023

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