Male Mallard Duck - Anas platyrhynchos

            I've never been a fan of the name 'common' when applied to an animal and while having a short time out sitting at the water's edge by one of my local lakes a male mallard duck decided to sit next to me just as I was thinking about how sparce and empty my lakes had become with the lack of wildfowl due probably to the outbreak of bird flu we are having at the moment. I couldn't help but admire this male's plumage with those colour's and that iridescent blue glistening in the afternoon sun when I thought to my self that the mallard duck is far from looking common but  stunning and such a very underrated looking bird.
   

Taken on: May 25, 2023

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 170mm (=255mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	170mm (35mm equivalent: 255mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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