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Mallard Drake
Anas platyrhynchos
40.4648, -89.0056
Field Notes
Description:
Iridescent green head with white neck ring and chestnut breast. Upper body mostly mottled gray and black. Lower body light gray
Habitat:
Streams, roadside ditches, and most wetland bodies,urban areas
Notes:
I have seen many Mallards, including a pair nesting in our neighbors backyard most of last summer in an urban area. This drake flew straight to this tree, easily landed and was undisturbed by my presence as I took it’s picture. I was standing about six feet from the base of the trunk and the duck was making a very soft quacking sounds and did not appear to be uncomfortable.
Reference Links:
Mallard
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 19, 2016
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