The image depicts three mallard ducks at the edge of a waterway, characteristic of the Ill River or a connected canal such as the Fossé du Faux Rempart, in Strasbourg, France

The image depicts three mallard ducks at the edge of a waterway, characteristic of the Ill River or a connected canal such as the Fossé du Faux Rempart, in Strasbourg, France. The upper two-thirds of the frame show a body of rippled, greenish-blue water with visibility to the shallow bottom. The lower third reveals a worn, multi-tiered concrete bank, predominantly gray, bordering the water. One mallard duck, with a dark head and a yellow bill, swims in the upper right portion of the water. A second mallard duck, mottled brown with a yellow bill, rests on the lowest concrete step in the bottom-left quadrant, oriented to the left. The third duck, dark-feathered, is positioned on the concrete bank in the bottom-right, viewed from the rear, facing the water. A single green plant is visible growing from a crevice in the concrete in the lower foreground.