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Letter: Mallard duck or Cookie Duck

Pamela Dailey writes:
Pen, The photo is what we called a "cookie duck". Mallard drakes have an irridescent green head and blue speculum bordered by white. Mallard hens are brown with the blue speculum. The white on this duck indicates a crossbred of a species with a domestic which is very common on ponds and lakes where a group is fed by people with breadcrumbs or leftover cookies, hence the moniker. They are most likely not migratory and very tame, hanging around for part of your lunch.
Comments re: Birds of Kentucky: Mallard at Long Run

Pamela, thanks for writing. That's exactly what this duck was doing when he looked my way -- checking to see if I had any snacks. --Pen




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