Portrait of a Mallard
by Jim Fitzpatrick
Title
Portrait of a Mallard
Artist
Jim Fitzpatrick
Medium
Photograph - Color Photography
Description
This is my altered portrait of a male mallard duck (wild duck). Mallards are dabbling ducks which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and South Africa.
The male birds (drakes) have a glossy green head and are grey on wings and belly, while the females have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are gregarious. This species is the ancestor of most breeds of domestic ducks.
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January 8th, 2015
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