Picture of a Female MallardDescription of a Female Mallard Duck as shown in picture above! Scientific name (Anas platyrhynchos)! Mallard ducks on the whole are the most common and recognizable wild ducks throughout the world! The female Mallard is light brown in colour, after mating the male will only stays with the female until she lay eggs, then the male will leave her. Female Mallards lay eggs in clutches of 8 to 13 eggs that usually take up to 28 days to hatched! Female Mallards nests on a river bank, but never close to the water and as soon as the ducklings are hatch they are able to swim, they can help themselves by feeding on insects, the female mallard will always keep a close watch on her off-springs for protection! These species of ducks habitats wetlands, parks, ponds, lakes and rivers and they feeds by dabbling in water for vegetable plants near the surface of the water! Both female and male mallard ducks have been known to eat small frogs! | |
