2009

SJ9791 : Bredbury and Romiley : Etherow Country Park

taken 15 years ago, near to Compstall, Stockport, England

Bredbury and Romiley : Etherow Country Park
Bredbury and Romiley : Etherow Country Park
The Mallard, or Wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos), probably the best known and most recognisable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical Americas, Europe, Asia, New Zealand (where it is currently the most common duck species), and Australia.

The male birds have a bright green head, while the female's is light brown. The Mallard lives in wetlands, eats water plants, and is gregarious. It is also migratory. The Mallard is the ancestor of all domestic ducks, and can interbreed with other species of the genus Anas, which is causing rarer species of ducks to become genetically diluted.

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Category: Ducks
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bredbury and Romiley [15] · Birds [4] Title Clusters: · Bredbury and Romiley : Etherow Country Park [8] ·
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SJ9791, 94 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ken Bagnall   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 11 September, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 16 January, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9723 9126 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:25.0881N 2:2.5886W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9725 9122
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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