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James Cook
Female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).
Tyson Gillard
Female wood duck (Aix sponsa).
Tyson Gillard
Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) at Washington Park Arboretum.
Tyson Gillard
Common mergansers (Mergus merganser) at Sparks Lake.
Matthew Williams
Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) on the north end of Lake Washington.
Tyson Gillard
Unidentified duck species (help us identify by providing feedback) at Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge
Heron Marychild
A young female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) at the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.
Tyson Gillard
A female redhead (Aythya americana) at Hosmer Lake.
Tyson Gillard
Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) along the Arboretum Waterfront Trail.
James Cook
Pair of common mergansers (Mergus merganser). Male at left, female at right.
Tyson Gillard
Female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) along the Arboretum Waterfront Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) along the Arboretum Waterfront Trail.
Jackie Arnal
Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in the snow.
Lazzat Villalona
Female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).