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Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos)

13 photographs

Widespread and common in NC.

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Durham Co., NC12 Mar 2006
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Lee Metcalf NWR, Ravalli Co., MT28 Apr 2014
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), femaleKalamazoo Co., MI15 Mar 2004
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC10 Apr 2006
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC10 Apr 2006Mallards can show up just about anywhere there's water...
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC3 Jan 2015
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC3 Jan 2015Eclipse plumaged drake Mallards can resemble Mottled Ducks, but note white in the tail and a hint of burgundy chest color developing.
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC3 Jan 2015
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC3 Jan 2015Broad white borders to speculum also indicate Mallard and not Mottled Duck.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), nestMissoula Co., MT11 May 2010Mallards may build a stick nest on the ground or in low shrubbery.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), nestRosebud Co., MT1 June 2014Sometimes they forego the sticks!
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), eggsRosebud Co., MT1 June 2014

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