When you think “duck,” the duck that probably comes to mind (besides Donald Duck) is the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Mallards are the quintessential duck. They quack like a duck should. They have a ...

My single-reed duck call was a gift I wore as an accessory rather than a tool I knew how to use. My hunting partner, Steve, went so far as to ask me ahead of time not to use it. He had heard my ...

Welcome to Robin’s garden, where he meets lots of new feathered friends. Today, a mallard duck waddles her way over to the garden pond. Robin thinks she looks rather plain with her brown speckles, but ...