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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.
A pair of Mallard ducks led the others out of the pond at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. The exit allowed a chance to compare the differences between Mallards and Gadwalls, who made up the majority of the ducks.
Spotted on Jan 29, 2014
Submitted on Feb 11, 2014
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