Mallard Duck Drake At The Bog Garden
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Mallard Duck Drake At The Bog Garden
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography,digital Painting
Description
During a visit to our bog garden, this mallard was walking out of the marsh toward me and I was able to capture him looking at me. The bog garden has marshy areas, fields, wildlife and unusual plants. I used some textures and painted this image digitally. The mallard (/ˈmælɑːrd/ or /ˈmælərd/) (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. This duck belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae. The male birds (drakes) have a glossy green head and are grey on their wings and belly, while the females (hens or ducks) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Both sexes have an area of white-bordered black or iridescent blue feathers called a speculum on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers. Mallards have had a long relationship with humans. Almost all domestic duck breeds derive from the mallard, with the exception of a few Muscovy breeds. Mallards are generally monogamous while domestic ducks are mostly polygamous. Domestic ducks have no territorial behaviour and are less aggressive than mallards. Domestic ducks are mostly kept for meat; their eggs are also eaten, and have a strong flavor.
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December 31st, 2019
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