A male mallard splashing in a green pond. The duck has gray wings, a white belly, reddish-brown chest and neck, green head, and a yellow bill.
For #MallardMonday, a splashing drake
#photography #birds #ducks #mallard #nature 📷🦉🪶
Photo by Kort Duce A male mallard raises its head while foraging for nutrients in St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado. In this horizontal color photograph, the duck swims upstream, shown in left profile with its hind end cropped out of the frame. Beaded water droplets cling to its head, and a strand of vegetation dangles from its beak into the flowing water. Sunlight catches the scene, making everything glisten, while the mallard’s iridescent green head and bright yellow bill stand out vividly. Mallards are dabbling ducks that primarily feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and small invertebrates such as insects and worms. They tip forward and submerge their heads, using their bills to sift through mud and shallow water in search of food.
A male mallard raises its head while foraging for nutrients in St. Vrain Creek in Longmont, Colorado.
#MallardMonday #Mallard #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #bird #birds #photography
Female Mallard duck walking on the grass in the sunshine. Co. Galway, Ireland.
It's Mallard Monday! Female Mallard duck walking on the grass in the sunshine. Co. Galway, Ireland. #BirdOfTheDay #Mallard #Duck #MallardMonday #Birds #ColourfulCaptures #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography #Birding #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #PhotographyIsArt
For #MallardMonday this week, here's a pretty female #Mallard with a bright blue speculum, standing guard on the concrete barrier at the entrance to the park! No cars allowed!
#birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
#birds #chicagobotanicgarden #mallard Although a common species I try to get one picture of them a year.
A female mallard and a muskrat pass each other in a pond. The mallard is moving to the right and the muskrat to the left and their heads are both centered in the photo. They are both brown, though the muskrat is much darker and the duck as some white scattered on her wings.
Swimming partners. #Mallard #AnasPlatyrhynchos #Duck #Bird #Muskrat #OndatraZibethicus #Rodent #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin
A male mallard duck with grey and brown body, dark green head, white neck ring, yellow bill, and bright orange feet is flying straight toward the camera with wings outspread as it approaches for landing.
Incoming!
Saint John, #NewBrunswick, Canada
February 2026
📸 #birds #duck #mallard #MALL #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #Feathers the beauty and intricacies of feathers
#yellow is of the Roman Bridge in Cordoba, #Spain. More in my one-minute-video: www.petersprinciple.nl/cordoba/
#EastCoastKin #ECK @alan678.bsky.social #duck #anasplatyrhynchos #mallard #stockente #canardcolvert #anadereal
Two Mallard Ducks and a Water Bottle #mallard #duck #birds #birding #birdwatching #animals #nature #wildlife #wildbird #outdoor #waterfowl #photography #texas #naturephotography #waterbottle #pollution #photographersofbluesky
Watercolor painting of a Male mallard with a yellow bill and a shiny green head swimming on the lake. Art by Tim Knight in Seattle.
Male mallard with a yellow bill and a shiny green head, swimming near the shoreline in Seattle.
Watercolor painting overlaid on a reflective lake photo.
#birds #ArtInNature #birding #birdartist #duck #drake #mallard #watercolor #birdartist #mixedmedia #painting #inksketch #waterfowl
Red crested pochard #Twickenham riverside today, constantly skirmishing with the mallard #Birds #Mallard
Portrait photo of a mallard duck swimming in water. His head is in the center of the frame, facing to the left, and we see only his neck and back. The bill is yellow with a dark spot on the end and one nostril hole. The head and neck are iridescent green. A thin white line below the green on his neck. The rest of the body are brown. He looks wet, and there are drops of water visible on the head and neck. The water is brownish gray, with some ripples and reflections.
I saw this unusually friendly duck on the White River this morning. Muncie, Indiana.
#birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #mallard #duck #birds #photography
Mallard ducks, a little ice still on the lake a month ago.
#waterfowl #duck #mallard #birds #photography #wildlife #wisconsin #nokings #vote #blue
Flying Scotsman
Mallard
Got to see these two magnificent machines (alongside a bunch of others too) at the National Railway Museum yesterday!
#nationalrailwaymuseum
#york
#flyingscotsman
#mallard
#lner
#train
#steamengine
#Mallard practicing for submarine races in Como Lake Park, BC Canada
Upon deep analysis of this profound image, we observe a subject, identified by experts as a female Mallard duck, grappling with the existential dread of being photographed while simply trying to enjoy a quiet moment by the Little Etobicoke Creek. Her direct stare into the lens is not one of curiosity, but of mild annoyance. She seems to be silently asking, "Do you mind? I'm trying to preen here". The intricate, mottled brown plumage is a masterful display of blending in, yet the vibrant, iridescent blue speculum feathers on her wing (partially visible) are a secret splash of rebellion against the mundane. The tangle of twigs and dry leaves perfectly captures the chaos of life, while the murky water in the background symbolizes the unclear path forward. The slight tilt of the head suggests she is considering a career in modeling, but her bright orange feet (barely visible) remind her of her grounded, humble beginnings This photograph is a powerful commentary on the unexpected intrusions of modern life into nature's quiet moments, forcing the subject to confront the viewer with a look that is both weary and fabulous.
This stare? Oh, it’s just my "duck-face" for the camera. 🦆🪶🌿🦉🍁
#Mallard #Birds #DuckFaceChallengeAccepted #OhMyDouglas
#Etobico-Crested #Wildlife #Nature #MississaugaMallardModel #Art #QuackInTheSystem #Photography
Photo of a Mallard duck standing on a rock in a pond. The duck's body is facing three-quarters right with its head turned three-quarters to the left. (that is to say its head is turned at 90 degrees to the position of its body) One of its orange, broad webbed feet is visible. The duck is also standing astride the stem of a reed that is lying diagonally across the picture from upper left to lower right.
A Mallard standing on a rock in the pond at Lelem Park.
At UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
#Birds #Mallard #Duck
A mallard snacking on water weeds with its butt up in the air
#birdoftheday #birds #eck #snacks #mallardbutt #mallard #photography @alan678.bsky.social
A mallard having a snack at the lake.
Precious #hybridmallard blonde, her #mallard bf,& a #redwingedblackbird under the pavilion resting 💕after eating premium seed. #MallardMonday #ducks #birds #birdphotography #Audubon #birdsoftheworld #lightsoutformigratorybirds #birdsofbluesky #ABABirds #PAParks
Mallard swimming shows purple and green head at sunset with a beautiful reflection.
Mallard swimming on Lake Washington
Picking up some purple vibes at sunset. Inspiration for a painting.
#birds #mallard #birding #drake #pnw #duck
Mallard Duck #mallard #duck #birds #birding #birdwatching #animals #nature #wildlife #wildbird #outdoor #waterfowl #photography #texas
A mallard duck on alert.
Supreme Duck - Laura Thomas Photography - Burnaby, 2026
#photography #nature #naturephotography #naturetherapy #birds #ducks #mallard #drake #fineartphotography #art
A serine mallard on a local canal with flat calm water and beautiful reflection. Behind him is the canal bank covered in moss and foliage.
A male siskin on a small branch in a flowering cherry tree in the garden. Beautiful sunlight is illuminating its plumage.
I can’t decide on a #BestOfTheMonth for #BirdOfTheDay and I haven’t yet looked at them all, but these are two taken with my new lens. I went down to the photography show at the NEC earlier in the month and treated myself 😊
#Photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#ECK
#Mallard
#Siskin
The #BirdOfTheDay #theme for today is #BestOfTheMonth, or the best photo we took in March. I’ll contribute this #pigeon-toed #Mallard #hen on a #frozen #pond in #Calgary, displaying her gorgeous #plumage as she looked back at me. #bird 🪶 #birds #duck #photography #nature #wild #winter #fowl #yyc
