Aquatic Birds

Duck Fluff

This is the last photo I have of the female mallard who visited my yard this summer. Here she showed me how to take care of a wayward feather as she fluffed them all up and they fell back into place. The sun was behind clouds so the blue path on the wing showed as black this time.
Female Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

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