Young mallard

JUVENILE MALE MALLARD, PUBLIC GARDENS, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Pentax K-5
Pentax-DA 18-135 at 135mm
1/100 sec. f8
ISO 1600

This young duck is just coming into his feathered glory in the pond at Halifax' storied Public Gardens. The photo turned up in still another sweep of the archives from last summer.