Duck Pictures and Facts Page 3

Fact: If you see a duck foraging on land, then it's most likely a "dabbling duck." The diet of this subfamily of Anatidae subsides mostly on plant life. Source: The Green LaneTM, Environment Canada's Internet site

The classic profile of a mallard drake.
Image Source: pdphoto.org

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Fact: Mallard ducks commonly live from one to two years, though some have been known to live up to sixteen! Source: Mallard Duck

Black ducks are also "dabblers."
Image Source: Maslowski Photo & Gene Nieminen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Fact: Black duck males and females are very similar in coloring, except that the males' feet turn bright red and their beaks yellow, during the breeding season. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.