Durham Co., NC
12 Mar 2006
Durham Co., NC
12 Mar 2006
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Durham Co., NC 12 Mar 2006 |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Durham Co., NC 12 Mar 2006 |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Lee Metcalf NWR, Ravalli Co., MT 28 Apr 2014 |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), female Kalamazoo Co., MI 15 Mar 2004 |
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Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC 10 Apr 2006 |
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Mallards can show up just about anywhere there's water... Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC10 Apr 2006 |
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Eclipse/young male Mallard on left, female on right Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC 3 Jan 2015 |
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Eclipse/young male Mallard Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC 3 Jan 2015 Eclipse plumaged drake Mallards can resemble Mottled Ducks, but note white in the tail and a hint of burgundy chest color developing. |
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Eclipse/young male Mallard Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC 3 Jan 2015 |
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Eclipse/young male Mallard Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC 3 Jan 2015 Broad white borders to speculum also indicate Mallard and not Mottled Duck. |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), nest Missoula Co., MT 11 May 2010 Mallards may build a stick nest on the ground or in low shrubbery. |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), nest Rosebud Co., MT 1 June 2014 Sometimes they forego the sticks! |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), eggs Rosebud Co., MT 1 June 2014 |
Created on ... April 8, 2006 | Updated on ... May 22, 2010 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com