The image is a photograph of a book titled "Large-Scale Releases of Native Species: the Mallard as a Predictive Model System". The cover of the book is white with a colorful illustration of two ducks on the front. The ducks are facing each other and appear to be standing on their hind legs. The illustration is done in a cartoon-like style with bright colors and exaggerated features. The title of the title is written in bold black letters at the top of the cover, with the author's name written in smaller black letters below it.