Hello Hivers
Mallard Duck
This is the most widespread duck, and almost all domestic ducks have come from the Mallard.
They dabble to feed, that is tip forward and find vegetation when in the water.
The latest survey shows that North America alone has....
well over 11 million breeding age mallards.
Thanks to Cornell Lab of Ornithology for the map.
Green- Native
Blue- Rare
Orange-Introduced
Thank you to https://www.oiseaux.net/maps/mallard.html for the map.