the female mallard - suzy

anas anatinae animal animals aquatic avian bill biology bird birds blue body breast brood brown california collar color dabbling drakes duck duckling ducks eat egg estuaries eyes family feathers feet fledgling flight flocks fly fowl genus glossy green habitats hatching head hen interbreed iridescent lakes laying mallard mallards migration migratory moult nature northern omnivorous plumage ponds purple quack range rivers social sords species speckled speculum suborder tail tails taxonomy usa vegetation water waterfowl webbed wetlands white wild woodlands