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Female mallard duck with 14 newly hatched ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos, on a stream in springtime at Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK
Female mallard duck with 14 newly hatched ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos, on a stream in springtime at Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK
Image ID: 1161-6056
Artist: Tim Graham
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