Mallard Duck (Anas Platyrhynchos)
Photographed this male Mallard Duck on Gillies Lake located on the Gillies Lake Conservation Area in Timmins Ontario Canada.
Perhaps the most familiar of all ducks, Mallards occur throughout North America and Eurasia in ponds and parks as well as wilder wetlands and estuaries. The male’s gleaming green head, gray flanks, and black tail-curl arguably make it the most easily identified duck. Mallards have long been hunted for the table, and almost all domestic ducks come from this species.
Mallard Duck - Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family" Anatidae
Mallard Duck (Anas Platyrhynchos)
Photographed this male Mallard Duck on Gillies Lake located on the Gillies Lake Conservation Area in Timmins Ontario Canada.
Perhaps the most familiar of all ducks, Mallards occur throughout North America and Eurasia in ponds and parks as well as wilder wetlands and estuaries. The male’s gleaming green head, gray flanks, and black tail-curl arguably make it the most easily identified duck. Mallards have long been hunted for the table, and almost all domestic ducks come from this species.
Mallard Duck - Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family" Anatidae