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Anas platyrhynchos
If someone at a park is feeding bread to ducks, chances are there are Mallards in the fray. 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. (Cornell)
I hope I got the ID right! ;-)
Spotted on Jun 21, 2013
Submitted on Jun 22, 2013
4 Comments
I agree...the description is from Cornell's webpage, not from me...I do not feed human food to wildlife.
I just wanted to say, feeding bread to ducks is bad! They stop hunting for food, and relay on you and other people with bread to feed them. Bread makes ducks full without the nutrition they need.
Thanks Jemma!
no mistaking!!
Great spot!!