Crackers For The Quacker - a photo on Flickriver

Actually, it's not crackers, but I kind of liked the title, so I went with it anyway. 😋 Someone had thrown some food ( corn kernels, maybe, not sure) onto the ice on the river, and this Mallard was gobbling it down, piece by piece.

I also have to admit that there's one more reason that the title here is inaccurate. This is a male Mallard, and according to AllAboutBirds.org, male Mallards don’t quack; they make a quieter, rasping sound. It's the females that do the standard duck quack.

If you'd like to hear the male sounds (and the female quacks too), you can check them out here: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/sounds

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Nunda Township / Emerald Park (show map)

Taken on: January 7, 2025

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Anas platyrhynchos

Fox River

M.Zuiko 100-400mm f/5-6.3 + MC-14

McHenry County

McHenry Dam

McHenry Dam State Park

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Camera: OM Digital Solutions OM-1MarkII, f/9.0, 1/1600 sec, 560mm, ISO 5000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	OM Digital Solutions OM-1MarkII
Lens:	M.100-400mm F5.0-6.3 + MC-14
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	5000
Exposure Bias:	+0.7 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.1.1 (Macintosh)
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