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Mallards

Anas platyrhynchos

Photo by QWMom
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Field Notes

Description:

Two pairs of mallards were sharing the pond with the heron and some hooded mergansers on this particular morning.

Habitat:

Georgia DNR says: Breeding mallards seen in Georgia are feral, i.e. escaped or released from captivity, there are no truly wild mallards breeding in Georgia.

Notes:

Spotted at a wooded detention/retention pond in an office building complex in Kennesaw, GA

Reference Links:

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos - Overview, Mallard, Waterfowl Management in Georgia | Georgia DNR - Wildlife Resources Division

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Georgia's Waters,Wetlands and Forests
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2014

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