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Mallard Duck

Anas platyrhynchos

Description:

Found these at Veterans Park.

Habitat:

The pond an Veterans Park.

Notes:

Eating bread I threw to them.

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Anas platyrhynchos Mallard


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2 Comments

Kalen
Kalen 3 years ago

Bread is bad for ducks it kills them.

Th bird on the left is a Mallard drake, possibly part hybridised, while the one on the right is a domestic hybrid. Drake refers to males and duck to females in the scientific world, although duck is used commonly for both sexes.

GhostBurglar
Spotted by
GhostBurglar

Arlington, Texas, United States

Spotted on Apr 19, 2013
Submitted on Apr 19, 2013

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