Mallard Duck

The mallard duck usually travels with flocks of birds and isn't usually raised by a breeder. The mallards are found mostly in North America and Northern Central America. They nest under boulders, in tree holes, in the crotch of trees, or in open areas. These birds are omnivores and eat various seeds including corn, wheat, barley, bulrushes, wild rice, primrose, willow, seeds of water elm, oak, hackberry, trees of swamps or river bottoms. The diet of these birds also includes mollusks, insects, small fish, tadpoles, freshwater snails, fish eggs, and frogs. They usually feed at the water surface and are known as "dabbling birds." They don't dive; they only use their long neck to find food under the water. The mallard duck usually travels with flocks of birds and isn't usually raised by a breeder.

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