Mallard - LynnErla Beegle
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Contributor

Date

Location

Shaw Lake
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 35.8945066, -78.6586984
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
Tags
Aberrant individual

Media notes

A standard male and a very melanistic female Mallard (note the lack of curved ducktail feathers, indicating a female). I have never seen one so dark.

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX S7000
ISO
125
Focal length
80.3 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.4
Shutter speed
0.01 sec
Dimensions
1855 pixels x 1392 pixels
Original file size
657.25 KB