Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Mallard Duck

These pictures were taken on April 5th, 2009 on Lake Huron, not far from our home. Mallards are the most common and recognizable duck in North America and most domestic ducks, except the Muscovy originate from the Mallard. They are normally monogamous and perform a ritual prior to mating. Occassionally several males will gang up on one female, but will not perform the normal ritual prior to mating.




























4 comments:

BocaFriend said...

Mallards may be ubiquitous, but I still love to see them! Do you ever
employ the use of duck calls? (those hunters' kazoo things?)

Arti said...

wow..the water is so blue here...magnificent! And the one with green head is a real beauty!:)

WinnyNinny PooPoo said...

Love the side view of the male's tail curls. Even Disney put curls on Donald Duck's tail and not Daisy's!

BocaFriend said...

Winny said it just right! Loved the tail curls, too!