Mallard duckling resting at lakeside. Mallards are large ducks with hefty bodies, rounded heads, and wide, flat bills.
Duckling (baby duck) close-up photo
Young duck climbing on water lily leaf
The ducking mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia.