Mallard
Record-breaking steam train
A mallard is a wild duck, the most common and widespread species in the Northern Hemisphere.
The male is recognizable by its iridescent green head, white neck ring, and chestnut breast, while the female has mottled brown plumage that provides camouflage.
Mallards are the ancestors of most domestic duck breeds and are found in parks, ponds, and wetlands throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
We fed the mallards at the pond.
Waterbird that quacks
- drakeMale waterfowl
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- wild duckUndomesticated aquatic bird
- henFemale fowl
duckling · poultry · gamebird · wildfowl · bird · quacker · fowl · webfoot
Small still body
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
estuary · creek · backwater · reservoir · canal · flooded field · shoreline · reeds
False target for misdirection
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- duck callWaterfowl-luring noisemaker
- waterfowlingHunting aquatic game birds
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
retriever · flyway · bag limit · duck season · waders · camouflage · spread · landing zone
Showing shifting spectral colors
- speculumMedical opening device
- white collarOffice worker category
- glossySmooth and shiny
- metallic sheenReflective surface quality
Shallow, casual involvement
- upendingTurning upside down
- quackingDuck's characteristic call
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
brooding · nesting · foraging · migration · flocking · courtship display · head bobbing · wing flapping
duck
Waterbird that quacks
hen · duckling · poultry · gamebird · wildfowl · bird · quacker · fowl · webfoot · waterbird
pond
Small still body
river · estuary · creek · backwater · reservoir · canal · flooded field · shoreline · reeds · cattails
decoy
False target for misdirection
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- duck callWaterfowl-luring noisemaker
- waterfowlingHunting aquatic game birds
shotgun · retriever · flyway · bag limit · duck season · waders · camouflage · spread · landing zone · jump shooting
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
- speculumMedical opening device
- white collarOffice worker category
- glossySmooth and shiny
dabbling
Shallow, casual involvement
molting · brooding · nesting · foraging · migration · flocking · courtship display · head bobbing · wing flapping · diving
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- British Trainslocomotive, steam train, diesel train, electric train, carriage
- heritage railwaysheritage railway, railway preservation, steam train, steam locomotive, steam engine
- locomotiveslocomotive, steam locomotive, diesel locomotive, electric locomotive, engine
- Railway Historysteam locomotive, locomotive, railway station, railway bridge, railway museum
- poultry breedsRhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Brahma, Cochin
Mallarddiving duck
Waterfowl that submerges for food
canvasback · pochard · scaup · merganser · goldeneye
- mallard duckCommon wild waterfowl