Tuesday Tweet - Mallard Duck

@reddings_retreat_tintern Tuesday’s Tweet - Mallard Duck
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A male & female mallard ducks were last photoed by @Drcbackholer yesterday. Birds & other wildlife spotted at Reddings Retreat can be viewed on our website: https://reddings-retreat-tintern.webador.co.uk/

Show off your bird photography skills & tag us @reddings_retreat_tintern in your best duck shot 📷. Don’t forget to mention where the photo was taken!

Mallard Duck
Photos by @welshgirl_adventures, @drcbackholer from #pexels Kiril Gruev.

Description: The mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, is a medium to large dabbling duck and is the most abundant duck species in UK. The mallard drake - male duck is often called a “greenhead” due to its distinctive iridescent green head, & is easily identifiablewith its green head along with its yellow bill, chestnut breast, & gray body. Females are mottled brown with orange and black splotches on the bill. The females are known for making the quintessential “quack” of a duck.

Found almost anywhere with water including ponds, lakes, streams, creeks, rivers & various wetland habitats. Often in flocks, & frequently mixes with other duck species. Frequently hybridizes with those species, which can be even more confusing. Any bird with extensive white in the tail or curled feathers above the tail has some Mallard genes.

Speed: 55 miles per hour

Source: Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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