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Anas platyrhynchos
Male Mallards have a dark, iridescent-green head and bright yellow bill. The gray body is sandwiched between a brown breast and black rear. Females and juveniles are mottled brown with orange-and-brown bills. Both sexes have a white-bordered, blue “speculum” patch in the wing.
Three males, one female or juvenile and one American Coot, Fulica americana, in a pond at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.
Spotted on Nov 29, 2013
Submitted on Dec 6, 2013
2 Comments
Me too :) there seemed to be a small group in every pond.
Love Mallards!