Mallard drake surveying his territory by Stonebridge Pond
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Mallard drake surveying his territory by Stonebridge Pond
Image: © pam fray Taken: 17 Apr 2011
He has a lot of competition as the females are greatly outnumbered by the males. But there was a female perched opposite him so perhaps he has struck lucky.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.317789
Longitude
0.883892