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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Photo by Phil_S
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Field Notes

Description:

Here is a mallard drake an mallard hen couple swimming along in the reflecting pool in Washington DC between Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the WW II Memorial.

Habitat:

Urban area. Washington DC

Reference Links:

Mallard, Mallard, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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