The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) might be the most familiar duck to people. They occur throughout North America and Eurasia in ponds and parks as well as wilder wetlands and estuaries. The male’s gleaming green head, gray flanks, and black tail-curl arguably make it the most easily identified duck. Mallards have long been hunted for the table, and almost all domestic ducks come from this species. Mallards are “dabbling ducks”, they feed in the water by tipping forward and grazing on underwater plants. Because of this method of feeding, some people call them "Milermors" because when they tip up and fart, you can hear them for a mile or more. Mallards can live in almost any wetland habitat, natural or artificial. Look for them on lakes, ponds, marshes, rivers, and coastal habitats, as well as city and suburban parks and residential backyards. There is a very good chance of seeing them here if the ice is gone from the marsh.
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