The Gathering

by Norman Johnson

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The Gathering

Artist

Norman Johnson

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Photograph - Photography

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A group of mallard ducklings gather together in Lakeland, Florida's Lake Morton in April of 2017.

Mallards ( anas platyrhynchos) are found across North America and Eurasia in ponds, parks, wetlands, and estuaries.They can be found in almost any wetland habitat, both natural and man-made: lakes, marshes, ponds, rivers, and coastal waters, as well as city and suburban parks and backyards. They are a resident to medium distance migrant, from Alaska and northern Canada to Cuba and Mexico, Europe, Asia.and North Africa. They have been introduced into New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and South America.

As dabbling ducks, mallards almost never dive, and are oppontunistic foragers grazing mainly on underwater plants. During most of the year they eat seeds and other plant matter, but change to a diet higher in protein during breeding season, feeding mainly on animal matter such as aquatic insect larva, earthworms, snails and freshwater shrimp.

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June 22nd, 2017

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