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Mallard hen & drake

Anas platyrhynchos

Photo by judy
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Field Notes

Description:

I spotted these two ducks in a very small pool in the Butterfly Garden at the Mall in Washington DC. There were no butterflies yet!
We thought the male (on the right) was plastic, he was absolutely motionless. Then we saw him blink.

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Mallard (hen and drake)

Anas platyrhynchos

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Liam
Hen on left, drake on right.
Photographed
PublishedApril 9, 2013

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