Mallard Duck
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Mallard Duck
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Mallard drake in eclipse plumage.
This eclipse plumage is why in mid-summer, it seems as though all the drakes have gone.
Flashes of iridescence become a scruffy mix of dark and buff feathers, while vivid tones are replaced by mottled, spotted and scaled patterns.
Drakes moult after the breeding season and are ‘in eclipse’ for several weeks, but as soon as their flight feathers have grown back – usually by October – their bright colouration returns.
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October 7th, 2021
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