
Here is a long shot of the lake in Böblingen, where I took this picture, to explain the extraordinary colour, right in the middle:

PS: The title is a word pun crossing German-English lines. Mallards are called “stock ducks” (Stockenten) in German.
For K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge: reflection.
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Nice shot and I like the punning title, too.
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