Mallard Canvas Print

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WE captured this Mallard Duck in early 2019 while visiting the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge located south of Tallahassee, Fl. along the Gulf of Mexico.

According to Wikipedia the mallard (/ˈmælɑːrd, ˈmælərd/) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. This duck belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae. The male birds (drakes) have a glossy green head and are grey on their wings and belly, while the females (hens or ducks) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Both sexes have an area of white-b...

Hello and welcome to our art site. First, please allow us to define art according to Wikipedia (the below definition is a small part of the explanation). Art is a diverse range of human activities involving the creation of visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), which express the creator's imagination, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Other activities related to the production of works of art include art criticism and the history of art. We consider photography to be one of the many types of art and a way of expressing it. WE are a team of two, a husband & wife duo, Deb & Bill. Deb has loved photography as a hobby since the mid...