Mallard Hen and Her Ducklings
by Catherine Sherman
Title
Mallard Hen and Her Ducklings
Artist
Catherine Sherman
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Photograph - Photography
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"Mallard Hen and Her Ducklings" by Catherine Sherman.
In the late afternoon, a female mallard duck escorts her five ducklings along the shore of Lake Mendota, which borders Madison, Wisconsin. They pick their way among the weeds and beach debris of the dunes.
The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
Featured in "Animal Photographs" group (06/17/2019); "Ducks Geese and Swans Only" group (06/17/2019)
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June 16th, 2019
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Lynn Sprowl
How sweet is this?!!! Normally the mother shuffles her babies away... you got a great view of them. l/f
Catherine Sherman replied:
Thank you very much, Lynn! Mother Mallard did manage to shepherd her babies away from me shortly after this shot.
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