This is a mallard drake. It is one of the largest ducks in North America. It also is one of the most beautiful with its fabulous green head.

That is to say, the first drake (male) duck. With his iridescent green head and yellow bill ... point — the impact of human actions on the mallard’s biology. Until the early 1900s, for ...

Southland's Federated Farmers president Jason Herrick said the mallard duck population was causing problems in the region. Photo / 123rf Herrick said mallards are an introduced species and need to ...