Duck wallpapers

Nobody expects a duck to make a good wallpaper until they see one reflected in a still, misty lake. This collection follows ducks through three very different looks: soft watercolour ponds with reeds and lily pads, flat graphic processions in pastel solids, and Japanese woodblock pairs sheltering under a willow in the rain.

The watercolour pictures are quiet and low in contrast, so desktop icons stay readable on top of them. The graphic ones are the opposite: bold shapes, long shadows and a clear diagonal, which look sharp on a phone. The woodblock frames are tall, indigo and rust, with paper grain you can see at full size.

Ducks are also the namesake of the site, so this is the page we tend to look after first. Many pictures here show a family, a mother with ducklings or a line of birds crossing the frame, which leaves empty water or sky for a clock and widgets.

Choose a watercolour for a calm, light desktop, a graphic frame for a cheerful lock screen, and the woodblock for a phone you want to look different. All pictures download in full size without a watermark.

69 duck wallpapers (20 for desktop, 20 for phones, 29 square), all free to download in 4K as PNG or JPEG.

From the themes Watercolour ducks, Flat graphic ducks, Japanese woodblock ducks, Ducks on a misty lake, Mandarin duck on dark water, Duck feather macro.