Photos of the day, September 16-30, 2020

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Mallard by David Mundy

Mallard by David Mundy
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Mallards shed their flight feathers at the end of the breeding season and molt into their eclipse plumage. David Mundy spotted this drake in its eclipse plumage near Millarville, Alberta.