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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Male Mallard duck displaying "like water off a duck's back!"

A male Mallard duck dipping and raising himself in the water to take his morning bath.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Gilbert, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Michael Bechtold