Ducks Collection

Tabby kitten and duckling
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten and duckling coming through the door. 1950s

Duckling swimming on water surface, captive, UK

Mill Pond, Swanage
A lovely tranquil scene, with ducks on the old mill-pond in the charming village of Swanage, Dorset, England. Date: 1939

Mandarin Duck - pair swimming on lake - Hessen - Germany
USH-4757 Mandarin Duck - pair swimming on lake Hessen - Germany Aix galericulata Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chesapeake Retriever, Curly Coated Retriever and Irish Water Spaniel. The Chesapeake retrieves ducks in marsh land for a hunter

Mallard Duck - flock on water
WAT-2952 Mallard DUCK - flock on water Anas platyrhynchos M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Muscovy Duck - ducklings
JD-13254 Muscovy Duck - ducklings kissing John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chalfont Saint Giles
Ducks on the village pond at Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden, Boston
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Make way for ducklings sculpture by Nancy Schon, Boston Public Garden

France Farmyard
WAT-3003 France - Farmyard with chickens M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

St Swithin / Dudley / Maxims
SAINT SWITHIN or SWITHUN Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastic, Bishop of Winchester, associated with a prediction of rain for 40 days

Cayuga Duck - in studio
LA-4723 Cayuga Duck - in studio Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Winter Circle by Vernon Ward
Swans and ducks swim together in a pond, watched by gulls who stand in the snow

Duckling swimming on water surface, split level, captive, UK

Duck-Shooting on Saratoga Lake, 1973, (1883). Artist: Matthew Somerville Morgan
Duck-Shooting on Saratoga Lake, 1873, (1883). From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

Red mullets and ducks, Roman mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall

Winter Plumage by Vernon Ward
A group of waterfowl on a lake in a London park including a tufted duck, Mallard, Pintail and Sheldrake

Family Tree by Vernon Ward
A group of tufted ducks huddle together on the lake in St. Jamess Park in London during the winter

Harlequin Duck - standing on rock in winter. Barnegat Light in New Jersey, USA
JZ-3737 Harlequin Duck - standing on rock in winter. Barnegat Light in New Jersey, USA Histrionicus histrionicus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mallard Duck - two ducklings on a pond
JD-18495 DUCK - Two Mallard ducklings on a pond Anas platyrhynchos John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Muscovy Duck - In field with farm
JD-9166-m-c Muscovy Duck - In field with farm John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Aylesbury Duck
JD-17833 Aylesbury DUCK - Domestic John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Muscovy Duck with recently hatched ducklings sheltering beside water. Widespread in suburbs. Originates from Mexico
ASW-4452 Muscovy Duck with recently hatched ducklings sheltering beside water. Weston, Florida, USA. Cairina moschata Alan J. S

Duckling
LA-977-m DUCK - Duckling Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: 020 8318 1401

Parham Mill, Gillingham Mill at Gillingham, Dorset Gillingham Mill, Dorset A Mill in Gillingham, in Dorsetshire, John Constable, 1776-1837, British

Ducks flying across rough water during a storm

Aylesbury Duck - domestic, above & below water
JD-13961 Aylesbury Duck - domestic, above & below water John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Customs / Saint Swithin s
According to tradition, if it rains on the 15th of July - St Swithins Day - it will continue to rain for the following 40 days

Ducks walking in the snow, Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Long-tailed Duck - in water - February - Barnegat Light - New Jersey - USA
JZ-3772 Long-tailed Duck - in water - February Barnegat Light - New Jersey - USA Clangula hyemalis Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Glacial mountain lake Bohinj, Slovenia, Europe

Long-tailed Duck - in water - Westport CT - USA - Oct
JZ-3402 Long-tailed Duck - in water Westport CT - USA - Oct. Clangula hyemalis Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ducklings in wooly hats
SG-20201-M Ducklings in woolly hats Ardea London Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mallard Duck drake - taking off bd907
TOM-900 Mallard Duck drake - taking off North America Anas platyrhynchos Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mallard Duck - mating Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, DE
JZ-2603 Mallard Duck - mating Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, DE. USA Anas platyrhynchos Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Aylesbury Duck - domestic, above & below water
JD-17834-c Aylesbury DUCK - Domestic, above and below water John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Duckling
JD-20211 Duckling. John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Mallard Duck - female & male
JG-5041A Mallard DUCKS - male and female dabbling Ardea London contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Alphabet / D for Ducks
D - for ducks, swimming, diving, and playing together

Ducklings - in wooly hats
SG-20202-M Ducklings - in wooly hats. Ardea London Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common Eider Duck Female. Close-up of eye and feather detail as she broods eggs. Inner Farne Island, Northumberland, UK
ROY-93 Common Eider Duck - Female. Close-up of eye and feather detail as she broods eggs. Inner Farne Island, Northumberland, UK

Mallard Duckling - one week
JD-18503 DUCK - Mallard duckling, one week old Anas platyrhynchos John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), male flapping its wings, autumn colour reflected in water, Ohio, USA

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male flying low over water. Cambridgeshire Fens, England, March

Holger Drachmann, Villa Pax, Skagen, Denmark
Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846-1908), Danish poet and dramatist, seen here at his home, Villa Pax, Vesterby, Skagen, Denmark, with his third wife Soffi. Date: circa 1907

Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) female defending her nest from arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus). Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. June

Picture No. 12009584
Mandarin Duck - pair - Germany Date:

Ducks and the U Bein Bridge in Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar
Fishermen fishing with a net and ducks in front of the U Bein Bridge across the Taungthaman Lake in Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Swans - with ducks and geese - Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Lancashire, UK
DAC-1358 Swans - with ducks and geese Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Lancashire, UK David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

DUCK. Three ducklings stood in a row
JD-21865 DUCK. Three ducklings stood in a row John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Riverbank scene
A summer riverbank scene with pale calm hazy water, dappled with lilypads and ducks, daisies and a small dragonfly. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

White Domestic Duck - standing on river bank, Essex, England
USH-3773 White Domestic Duck - standing on river bank Essex, England Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Muscovy Duck with Young - England - UK - Originated in South America
CAN-3323 Muscovy Duck with Young England - UK Cairina moschata Originated in South America John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hooded Merganser-male and female on lake, Washington WWT, Tyne and Wear UK
USH-2164 Hooded Merganser - male and female on lake Washington Wildfowl and Weltland Trust, Tyne and Wear Lophodytes cucullatus Dist

Bufflehead duck - drake Oregon, Pacific Northwest. tpl575
TOM-930 Bufflehead duck - drake Oregon, USA Bucephala albeola Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Canvasback - drake on pond. Pacific Northwest. Winter. bd302
TOM-904 Canvasback - drake on pond. Pacific Northwest, USA Winter. Aythya valisineria Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Shoveler Ducks - Pair standing on waters edge
WAT-10591 Shoveler Ducks - Pair standing on waters edge Somme - France Anas clypeata M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mandarin Duck - male
WAT-10278 Mandarin Duck - male Aix galericulata M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Aylesbury Duck - domestic
KF-8087 Aylesbury Duck - domestic Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Brown Teal Duck - female
DH-1003 DUCK - Brown Teal female Anas chlorotis Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Harlequin Duck
JZ-2255 Harlequin Duck USA Histrionicus histrionicus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mallard Duck - duckling at 24 hours. Sequence 4 of 4
JD-15752 Mallard Duck - duckling at 24 hours Sequence 4 of 4 John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Flirting on the Sea-Shore and on the Meadow (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVIII), September 19, 1874

Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus), Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Wigeon (Anas penelope) and Common Teal (Anas crecca) flying over flooded marshes in winter, with a rainbow in the background

And The Cat Said, Can You Purr?, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
And The Cat Said, Can You Purr?, c1930. An illustration from The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Tomb painting of a pool full of ducks, lotus flowers and tilapia fish; papyrus grows along the edge

Picture No. 11980652
Common Eider male in breeding plumage Iceland Date:

Water Baby by Muriel Dawson -- a little child in a bathtub. Date: 1939

Picture No. 11771535
Welsh Harlequin Duck Date:

Kyoto, Japan - Maruyama Park - Cherry Blossom
Japan - Cherry Blossoms in Maruyama Park, Kyoto. The parks star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura), supported by a multitude of props. Date: circa 1910s

Advertisement for Meckumfat Sussex Ground Oats
Advertising poster for the fabulously named Meckumfat Sussex Ground Oats -...proved to be the best for making poultry plump !

La Grenouillere, 1869 (oil on canvas)
PHD926 La Grenouillere, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 65x92 cm; Oskar Reinhart Collection ʻAm Romerholz, Winterthur, Switzerland; (add.info.: by Pierre Auguste Renoir)

The Colosseum, Regents Park, London, and part of the lake (engraving)
586566 The Colosseum, Regents Park, London, and part of the lake (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Colosseum, Regents Park, London)

Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) male swimming, Iceland, June 2011. Bookplate from Danny Greens The Long Journey North

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) flying low over water. Floe edge, Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada, April

To Sufferers from Nervous Depression, 1869. A cartoon depicting the joys of country life and clean living. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 1, 1869

The happy Family by Adrian Ross and Cecil Aldin
Promotional flyer for The Happy Family by Adrian Ross and Cecil Aldin; music Cuthbert Clarke. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, 18th December 1916

Hungry Peter the pigs dinner party, with Tabitha the cat, Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits, two ducks (the Quacks), and two dogs (Rags and Forager) gathered round a long table. Date: 1914

The Flood, from the Atrium, detail of Noah putting birds on the ark (mosaic)
XIR249421 The Flood, from the Atrium, detail of Noah putting birds on the ark (mosaic) by Veneto-Byzantine School, (13th century); Basilica di San Marco, Venice

Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) x domestic duck hybrids, flock, swimming on reservoir habitat, Edith Weston, Rutland Water, Rutland, England, July

Picture No. 10886749
Ducklings - three a few days old standing together by flower garden Date:

Swans - with ducks and geese - Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Lancashire, UK
DAC-1359 Swans - with ducks and geese Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Lancashire, UK David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Swans - feeding - with ducks and geese - Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Lancashire, UK
DAC-1362 Swans - feeding - with ducks and geese Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Lancashire, UK David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Market Reports Series - Country Ducks arriving
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Country Ducks arrived in excellent condition. Date: 1903

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"Ducks: Graceful Water Wonders of the UK and Beyond" From the serene Mill Pond in Swanage to the captivating St Swithin's Lake in Dudley, they have found their way into our hearts. Whether it's a curious duckling swimming effortlessly on the water surface or a majestic flock of Mallard Ducks gliding through the Chesapeake Retriever, Curly Coated Retriever, and Irish Water, these feathered creatures never fail to mesmerize. In Chalfont Saint Giles, we find ourselves enchanted by the vibrant Mandarin Duck pair gracefully navigating a picturesque lake in Hessen, Germany. Their colorful plumage adds an extra touch of magic to this idyllic scene. Meanwhile, at Maxims Park in London stands Nancy Schon's famous "Make Way for Ducklings" sculpture. This beloved artwork captures the innocence and playfulness of ducklings as they explore their surroundings with boundless curiosity. The tranquility continues with Vernon Ward's masterpieces - "Family Tree" and "Winter Circle. " These paintings beautifully depict Mallard Ducks peacefully enjoying their time together on calm ponds. The sense of unity among these ducks is truly heartwarming. Let us not forget about Muscovy Ducks; their adorable ducklings bring joy wherever they go. With each waddle across bodies of water like swans at Swanage Bay or even closer to home at local ponds across Britain, these little ones remind us that family bonds are precious no matter where you are. So next time you encounter ducks swimming freely or captive within urban landscapes like Boston Public Garden's iconic sculpture garden created by Nancy Schon - take a moment to appreciate their elegance and resilience. These delightful creatures have carved out a special place in our world – reminding us that nature’s beauty can be found even amidst bustling cities or tranquil countryside scenes alike.