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The male wood duck has an iridescent “slicked ... Learn all about the common mallard duck. Wood ducks eat aquatic plants, acorns, beechnuts, grapes and berries, as well as a few insects.

The plumage of an adult male mallard is absolutely spectacular. An iridescent metallic-green head that can shift from green to blue in the proper light would itself be enough to qualify the duck a ...