Mallard
/ˈmælərd/noun
A type of duck with a green head and often seen in parks and on lakes.
We fed breadcrumbs to the mallards at the park.
Often appears as...
- wild mallard
- mallard ducks
noun
A type of duck with a green head and often seen in parks and on lakes.
We fed breadcrumbs to the mallards at the park.
Often appears as...
- wild mallard
- mallard ducks
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Pro Tip 1/3Gender Identification
Mallard males have green heads, females are mottled brown for camouflage.
The mallard drake boasts a vibrant green head while the hen blends into the reeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Mating Season
Mallards form pairs in autumn; differentiate through behavior during courtship.
In the fall, you can observe mallard pairs forming with drakes showing off to hens.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Species
Mallards are one of the most common and recognized ducks globally.
Spotting a mallard at your local pond is likely as they're prevalent worldwide.
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Can you be awake and...
and keeping their downward-facing eye open. This may help them stay alert to threats from the depths. Similar pressures keep birds partially awake. Mallard ducks sleep in groups, but some must inevitably be on the peripheries.
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Nature Dates: Jack...
We've had, right, mallard, obviously, yeah. Blackbird. We've had blackbird, definitely, yeah. Goldfinch...we've seen. Goldfinch twice. Two of those. Great tit, yes, right at the beginning. Now, I'm happy to say kingfisher.
Video examples
Kees Moeliker: How a...
in the mallard." And here's the situation again. A is my office, B is the place where the duck hit the glass, and C is from where I watched it. And here are the ducks again.
Video examples
Can you be awake and...
and keeping their downward-facing eye open. This may help them stay alert to threats from the depths. Similar pressures keep birds partially awake. Mallard ducks sleep in groups, but some must inevitably be on the peripheries.
Video examples
Nature Dates: Jack...
We've had, right, mallard, obviously, yeah. Blackbird. We've had blackbird, definitely, yeah. Goldfinch...we've seen. Goldfinch twice. Two of those. Great tit, yes, right at the beginning. Now, I'm happy to say kingfisher.
Video examples
Kees Moeliker: How a...
in the mallard." And here's the situation again. A is my office, B is the place where the duck hit the glass, and C is from where I watched it. And here are the ducks again.
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Quote examples
Ted Nugent
American Singer
Mankind: A quality of life upgrade is available to each and every one of you. It should give you a quality of life upgrade, which means no drugs, no alcohol, no fast food - unless, of course, it's a mallard.
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Jase Robertson
American Celebrity
I've always said the key to killing a lot of mallards if you live on the East Coast is to move west. The No. 1 rule in duck hunting is to go where the ducks are.
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Ted Nugent
American Singer
My idea of fast food is a mallard.
Quote examples
Ted Nugent
American Singer
Mankind: A quality of life upgrade is available to each and every one of you. It should give you a quality of life upgrade, which means no drugs, no alcohol, no fast food - unless, of course, it's a mallard.
Quote examples
Jase Robertson
American Celebrity
I've always said the key to killing a lot of mallards if you live on the East Coast is to move west. The No. 1 rule in duck hunting is to go where the ducks are.
Quote examples
Ted Nugent
American Singer
My idea of fast food is a mallard.
Example 1 of 3
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