The female Mallard has between five and 14 light green eggs that she incubates for 30 days.
The ducklings are lead to water as soon as their soft, downy feathers are dry. ...
Most Mallard ducks live for one or two years, but some can live as long as 16 years!
Mallards swim with their tail held above the water.
Behavior and Reproduction. Mallard groups can often be seen head dipping or completely upending in the water. They rarely dive though, spending their time near the surface and dabbling for invertebrates, fish, amphibians, and a variety of plants. They also graze on land, feeding on grains and plants.
Typically, the maximum life span of the mallard in the wild is seven to nine years, although rare individuals have been documented living more than 25 years. More than half die before they reach two years of age.
The structure of the eye in waterfowl allows the birds to see objects in fine detail two and a half to three times farther away than humans can. Ducks and geese can also see a much broader spectrum of colors-spanning from near-ultraviolet to red-than people do.
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