Mallard Ducks & Ducklings Family in The Cotswolds, UK

Male and female mallard ducks family group with 14 newly hatched ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos, on a stream in springtime, Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK

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Tim Graham

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