#mallard
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) – Hull, England
Moving once again to a new city, I thought I’d drop by the park to meet the locals. This mallard’s signature green breeding plumage is just starting to come through from his eclipse phase.
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Mallard - Pato-real (Anas platyrhynchos): male
Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (5/05/2022)
[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/2000s; F7,1; 500 ISO]
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Dead animal warning!
My dog and I found this headless mallard in the gutter in our neighborhood the other day. Aside from the blood puddle underneath it there was no mess, no feathers or anything in the street, an the head was nowhere to be found.
The more I think about it the less I’m able to convince myself that it was a traffic accident or a predation kill. What animal would just take the head? And no roadkill that I’ve ever seen has a neat decapitation with no mess in the road at all.
Which leads me to the unpleasant conclusion that there’s a sociopath in my neighborhood???? I hope not. If anyone has any other theories I’d love to hear them. Also I was sad to just leave him there but I didn’t know what else to do, put him up on someone’s lawn?? Argh.
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Curvy Space Princess. 2019. Mallard.
Mallard Quackity was funky to draw
I had to goggle Wedding Reception and Postivive Pregnancy Test for this like a meme.
Anyway here’s some doodles of Ducky being a great boyfriend and Twig giving Leo a marriage proposal in the form of FISH
Leo and Lucky belong to @smilestoomuchtm
Twig and Ducky (The Conductor) belong to me
Have some doodles!
Leo belongs to @smilestoomuchtm
A rat for @batolusa
Ducky and Twig are mine
Harpy belongs to @thetalltaleteller
I was sketching stuffs
Twig and The Conductor belongs to me
Harpy belongs to @thetalltaleteller
Stitches belongs to @cringenamehere
Leo belongs to @smilestoomuchtm
Tiger Salamander belongs to @nightlightdragon1
Guise belongs to @harborchild
And spider babies belong to both of us
Mallard Duckling @Ttchwell RSPB Norfolk by Adam Swaine
Via Flickr:
Titchwell Marsh..Located on the north coast of Norfolk, between the villages of Titchwell and Thornham, Titchwell Marsh is blessed with diverse habitats that include reedbeds, saltmarsh and freshwater lagoons where avocets, bearded tits and marsh harriers nest. There’s also a wide sandy beach here, which offers extensive views across The Wash.
Revisiting some of my old photography
I have always loved mallards. Soft raspy quack, body is a boat!
Mixed media on toned paper. July 2020.
