banding-a-mallard.jpg

A smiling biologist wearing chest waders, sunglasses, and a hat bands a duck by holding its leg and securing a metal band around its foot.
Photo By/Credit

Kela Vicich/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
09/06/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Biologist places a band on a mallard. This picture was taken during the 2023 Waterfowl Banding Operations.
Species
Anas platyrhynchos
Subject tags
Biologists (USFWS)
Bird banding
Birds
Migratory birds
Research
Waterfowl