Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos

[ladylouise62]

From July.

[Chocky]

Lovely shots. I wonder what the first one has in it's beak?

[Catherine]

It looks like a Water Snail of sorts, Beryl!

Lovely photos, Louise, especially the second one!

[ladylouise62]

Good call, Catherine. I'd never though of that, but as you can see by the water on the back, it was the result of a dive.

[Catherine]

I was thinking of a Ramshorn Snail like this one on our pond wall. They eat algae from water plants deep down as well.

[joe]

Nice shots

[ladylouise62]

Thanks, all.
Yep, Catherine - I don't think it's too deep there and they had been diving, so might well be.