Three images of the leucistic female Mallard, two flight shots and one a wing-stretch on shore. For a general description of the leucistic Mallard see my earlier posting at http://www.pbase.com/hankvv/image/132670018 .

Top image: Having just gotten out of the water, the Mallard shakes off the water before proceeding further on land.


Approaching flight shot (taken at 850mm with my 500mm f4 VR lens). Note the brownish colour of the secondary wing feathers. For normal female Mallards, these feathers are blueish.


A second flight shot of the approaching Mallard.