Caption

Mallard ducks (anas platyrhynchos), mating, Hesse, Germany

Date

Jan 16, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wilfried Martin

Reference

BRK26B22_144

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

31.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.6in x 9.1in / 4074 x 2716 (300dpi)

Keywords

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