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All mallard ducks, when they are born have FEMALE MALLARD FEATHERS. Then as they reach maturity, males will shed their FEMALE feathers as their male marking fea...
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All mallard ducks, when they are born have FEMALE MALLARD FEATHERS. Then as they reach maturity, males will shed their FEMALE feathers as their male marking feathers come in. This male has only a few of the brown female feathers left as his male colours become more pronounced.
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NIKON D3200

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Aperture f/5.3 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 240/1

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Dec, 2015

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