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Mallard Duck

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

The gray body is sandwiched between a brown breast and black rear. Females and juveniles are mottled brown with orange-and-brown bills. Both sexes have a white-bordered, blue “speculum” patch in the wing.

Habitat:

Alone swimming and preening in a small retention pond.

Reference Links:

Mallard, Mallard, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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