ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Graduation night for preschool students at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Minn., Monday, May 24, had a special visitor. One hen mallard sat still as a statue on a nest, ...

Big, hardy, and adaptable: the mallard duck is found all throughout the Western Hemisphere. Despite its international range, you can call the mallard America’s duck. Of all duck species, the mallard ...

Michigan State University PhD student Ben Luukkonen takes measurements of a mallard hen held by Shannon Stemaly with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources while Kylie McElrath with Ducks ...

This wild mallard hen was sitting on thin ice. The pool she sat on was very shallow, with bits of vegetation extending above the ice. Although wild ducks are able to fly at night, this hen stayed put ...

This is a wild mallard hen with her brood. She is a very good mother. From the time she finds a secret place to build her nest to the time her babies grow to nearly her size and disperse, about 15 ...