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Category: Birds in Nature
Four male Mallards against one female. Even it looks quite violent, the female duck was actually in perfect control of the situation. She had several chances to get away while the males were fighting amongst each other, but chose to stay and waited patiently to see who came out as the strongest. And he was rewarded accordingly, as shown here. See also:
Four male Mallards against one female. Even it looks quite violent, the female duck was actually in perfect control of the situation. She had several chances to get away while the males were fighting amongst each other, but chose to stay and waited patiently to see who came out as the strongest. And he was rewarded accordingly, as shown here. See also:
Image size
1600x940px 1.13 MB
Model
NIKON D700
Shutter Speed
1/640 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
300 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Mar 27, 2011, 6:27:21 PM
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I've read that a drake can get too rough and actually drown the hen duck. 
(accidents happen in nature)
(accidents happen in nature)