Mallards

Fighting Drakes

There’s an awful lot of behaviour going on with ducks. There’s a social order and dominance hierarchy and sexual violence wherever you …

It’s duckling time and a splishy and splashy grand parade of cuteness is heading my way. I think there are seven or …

There’s something wonderful about the light this evening. It’s very warm and very clear. There’s been a lot of rain recently and …

There are three sets of Mallard ducklings on my local river. It’s a struggle to keep track of them. For a start, …

The sign is clear. This space is reserved. Either this duck can’t read or it’s very, very important.

They are symbolic of spring; cute fluffy ducklings This parade of Mallard ducklings were barely larger than the eggs that once contained …

There’s a flying duck coming fast and low. It’s a male Mallard and I manage to capture it well enough to print …

The Mallard’s chicks have hatched. That’s very exciting.

This male Mallard looks so healthy in the spring sunshine: It takes a lot of nutritious food to make the complex chemistry …

This female Mallard duck is showing a very distinctive wing patch. It’s called a speculum. No, not that kind of speculum, it’s …