Mallard duckling (Anas platyrhynchos). United Kingdom

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) drake. UK

Male Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos), East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mallard male(Anas platyrhynchos) on frozen pond. UK

Mallard duck with drake (Anas platyrhynchos). UK

Male mallard drake and female duck pair sleeping in meadow, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Mallard (anas platyrhynchos) two males fighting in the water, slimbridge, uk

Mallard (anas platyrhynchos) male stretching wings, showing colouration, slimbridge, uk

A male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in snow on the shores of Lake Windermere, Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mallard male (Anas paltyrhynchos) head shot with female headshot in foreground with reflection in early morning light on Loch Etive , Scotland

Male mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Plitvice Jezera National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

Mallard male (Anas paltyrhynchos) portrait with reflection in early morning light on Loch Etive , Scotland

A male Mallard on ice at Martin Mere bird reserve near Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mallard male (Anas paltyrhynchos) portrait with reflection in early morning light on Loch Etive. , Scotland

mallard: anas platyrhynchos, drake, linlithgow, scotland

Mallard (Anas Pltyrhynchos), portrait of a sea going Mallard male. Wales UK

A male mallard duck flapping, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A male mallard duck flapping, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) sitting in the snow, drake, male, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Flying Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) in winter, drake, male, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Flying Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) on approach, drake, male, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male standing on a meadow, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) walking in the snow, drake, male, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male swimming in water, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Male mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) landing on snow; Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Northern mallard male flying Lower Saxony Germany Europe

Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) among flowers, Salamanca, Castille and Leon, Spain

Bathing Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Slovakia

Open Wings Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Slovakia *** Local Caption *** I took this picture in afternoon

Male Mallard in flight in winter, GB

Stretching Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Slovakia *** Local Caption *** I took this picture in afternoon.

France. Hunting. The European commission has adopted in january 2021 a ban on using lead 100m around any wetland in Europe. So far in France, the ban is only 30m. In the future, the lead will be totally banned as 6000 tons of lead is put into nature by hunters every year causing death of thousands of birds (here a mallard) eating lead balls.

Love in the rain. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Slovakia *** Local Caption *** I took this picture in afternoon.

Funny Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) on water, Slovakia *** Local Caption *** I took this picture in afternoon.

Male mallard fighting on the lake Leman, Switzerland

Drake Mallard swimming on a pond in autumn- GB