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Landing Lady

Landing Lady

A Hen Mallard getting ready to land with her flock. When Identifying Mallard Ducks, I always go by the color of the bill, females always have an orange and blac...
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A Hen Mallard getting ready to land with her flock. When Identifying Mallard Ducks, I always go by the color of the bill, females always have an orange and black colored bill, while the males will always have a yellow bill. Young drake mallards and eclipse plumage drake mallards can be identified by their yellow bills as well.

ISO 400 - f-4.0 - 1-2500s - 420mm - Handheld - Natural Light

Canon EOS 7D Body and Canon EF 300mm f-2.8L IS USM Lens with Canon 1.4x Mk II Teleconverter
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Aperture f/4.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2500

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