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A mottled brown female mallard stands on one visible leg on a moss-covered log beside a reed-lined wetland, with her bill tucked into her back feathers and…

Duck Balancing on a Log

A wild female mallard stands on one leg on a mossy log in a misty wetland under soft overcast light.

female mallardmottled brown plumageone-legged stancemoss-covered logreedswetlandmistcalm water
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Authentic nature photograph, 16:9 wide landscape. A wild female mallard with mottled brown plumage stands on one leg on a moss-covered half-submerged log at the edge of a reed-fringed wetland, bill tucked into her back feathers, a faint comic wobble of balance in her pose. She sits left of centre, with calm grey water and soft mist filling the open right side. Flat overcast diffuse daylight, natural muted colours of olive, ochre and slate, accurate feather detail, subtle ripples around the log. Shot from a low distant viewpoint on a 400mm telephoto lens, shallow depth of field, soft blurred reeds, fine sensor grain. Quiet documentary feel. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.

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