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Mallard Eggs
Date: May 11, 2005
Photographer: Mary Voges
Common Name: Mallard
Scientific Name: Anas platyrhynchos
"We unexpectedly found seven Mallard duck eggs near the vernal pond! The mother duck quickly left but returned and has been patiently tending her brood! I wonder what it must be like to sit on a nest of eggs for days??"
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