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29-APR-2011

WHITE MALLARD.jpg

THIS BIRD WAS HATCHED AT THE REIFFEL REFUGE. THEY ARE ALL WILD (THOUGH SOMEWHAT HABITUATED) BIRDS THERE. THIS BIRD IS PAIRED WITH A WILD FEMALE MALLARD AND EXHIBITS NONE OF THE CHUNKINESS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DOMESTIC/WILD MALLARDS CROSSES. I THINK IT'S A PURE WILD STOCK WHITE BIRD. NOT A FULL ALBINO THOUGH AS IT HAS DARK EYES.

Canon EOS 40D
1/1600s f/9.0 at 200.0mm iso250 full exif

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