Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Widespread and common in NC.
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Durham Co., NC
12 Mar 2006
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Durham Co., NC
12 Mar 2006
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), female
Kalamazoo Co., MI
15 Mar 2004
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
10 Apr 2006
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallards can show up just about anywhere there's water...

Duke Gardens, Durham Co., NC
10 Apr 2006
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), nest
Missoula Co., MT
11 May 2010

Mallards may build a stick nest on the ground or in low shrubbery.

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Created on ... April 8, 2006 | Updated on ... May 22, 2010 | jspippen@duke.edu