Stacy Huml
2 Mallards Dabbling
Male mallard feet are bright orange, which is visible while this duck is “dabbling”. In order to get food, they swim around dipping their heads in the pond water grabbing vegetation or seeds with their beaks. "The diet of the Mallard Duck consists of various types of plants. They also consume dragonflies, flies, crustaceans, and worms." They have a keen sense of predators and only allowed me to get closer to them if I walked very gently and slowly. Only one would “dabble” at a time, so the other could keep an eye on me to make sure I wasn’t going to harm them. "A dabbler’s legs are positioned in the middle of the duck’s underside. When they are dabbling upside-down , they can use their feet to stabilize their bobbing. With their legs directly below the center of their mass, dabblers have good balance while walking and wading."
bioexpedition.com/mallard-duck/
trekohio.com/2013/12/31/an-introduction-to-dabbling-ducks...
2 Mallards Dabbling
Male mallard feet are bright orange, which is visible while this duck is “dabbling”. In order to get food, they swim around dipping their heads in the pond water grabbing vegetation or seeds with their beaks. "The diet of the Mallard Duck consists of various types of plants. They also consume dragonflies, flies, crustaceans, and worms." They have a keen sense of predators and only allowed me to get closer to them if I walked very gently and slowly. Only one would “dabble” at a time, so the other could keep an eye on me to make sure I wasn’t going to harm them. "A dabbler’s legs are positioned in the middle of the duck’s underside. When they are dabbling upside-down , they can use their feet to stabilize their bobbing. With their legs directly below the center of their mass, dabblers have good balance while walking and wading."
bioexpedition.com/mallard-duck/
trekohio.com/2013/12/31/an-introduction-to-dabbling-ducks...