It flew like a mallard and looked like a mallard or a black duck, so I had a feeling maybe it was a farm-duck mixed mallard. I picked up the black duck and came back and picked up the [white] duck.” ...

Everyone can identify a male mallard duck with their iridescent green heads and white colors; for me the challenge has been identifying the females. Many female ducks look vaguely alike. They’re ...

The American black duck is found locally but in much lower numbers than the similar and well-known mallard. It’s easy to overlook this large dabbling duck since the two species often live, feed ...