Moorhen Gallinula chloropus walking in long grass meadow wild bird wildfowl wildlife ornithology nature November 2006 Middlesex England Jack Cox Images of Nature
A fluffy, bedraggled, black, baby bird, with a colourful head and huge feet (Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus) taking a walk, with its mother watching over. Bristol UK
snowy snow snowfall cold weather scene winter wonderland bird birds wildlife ducks nature lake chill chilly ice icey frozen lake standing on freezing event one leg Dunorlan Park Tunbridge Wells Kent England UK United Kingdom
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Birds standing on one leg on the frozen boating lake at Dunorlan Park in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, following heavy snowfall in February 2009.
Walking; on; thin ; ice; Duck ; Frozen; bird; lake; two males; glossy green; head; red feet; winter, December; Capestone Park; Medway, Kent; Anas platyrhynchos; wild; wildlife; quack; lakes; ponds;
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Mallards are the archetypal and most recognisable ducks. They are found wherever there is water, from rivers and lakes to remote ponds and coastal marshes. It is their adaptablility to all kinds of environment that has brought mallards to towns and parks. The males sport a glossy green head and white neck ring, and what the females lack in colour they make up for in noise. The familiar 'quack' is the call of the female summoning her ducklings. Mallards are the ancestors of many breeds of domestic duck and readily interbreed with them. Scientific name: Anas platyrhynchos Rank: Species Common names:Wild duck
Coot, fulica atra, black and white birds, water, reflections, common water birds, birds of village ponds, red eye, yellow legs, birds with white bills, birds with white crowns, portrait shot, bird looking right, birds standing in water, bird large in the frame, #808080
