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Mallard Duck
Anas platyrhynchos
27.7891, -82.6416
Field Notes
Description:
Bird Spotting: Male mallards create a spectacular sight while bobbing along the surface of a pond. Their striking green head set off by a white neck ring makes this duck easily identifiable. The body is grayish brown and the speculum, the secondary feathers located on the back inner portion of the wing, are a metallic purplish blue, with a white border. Females are mottled brown with a white tail and purplish-blue speculum. -- Animal Planet: http://animal.discovery.com/guides/wild-birds/i-r/mallard-duck.html
Habitat:
Mallards can be found in ponds, lakes and marshes.
Nesting: Mallard nests are bowl shaped and made of grass. To protect their eight to 10 pale greenish-buff eggs, nests are hidden in marsh grass or on brush piles near the shore.
Bird Bite: The mallard is the most abundant duck in the world.
Backyard Tip: Mallards enjoy the fruits of shagbark hickory. Another food source, the fallen acorns of the white oak tree, are swallowed whole.
Notes:
Photos taken at Crescent Lake, St. Petersburg, Florida
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