SUPER ANIMAL: Duck -see also Mallard

Wednesday 11 July 2012

Duck -see also Mallard

The mallard is a typical dabbling duck, feeding on plants as well as on small animals in the shallows of ponds, marshes, lakes, and rivers. The male (drake) is easily recognized by its iridescent green head, which is separated from the chestnut breast by a white ring around the neck; the body is white, light gray, and black. The female (hen) is a mottled dull and yellowish brown. Both sexes have a yellow bill and a purplish blue bar on the wing mark bordered front and rear with white. Only the females quack. Males can only whistle and utter drawn-out nasal disturbance calls and similar aggressive calls direct