#naturefun

this photo of a female mallard is my contest entry the female mallard is easily distinguished from the more colorful male. the hen's mottled brown plumage and the dull orange bill are well suited for

Or any planet- from what I understand they can't happen in space the lack of water crystals to bounce off of- but looking at this photo from Hubble of the egg nebula, I wonder if that is exactly true....