Mallards have both basic and alternative plumage, when they are getting ready to breed it is obvious in the male due to the classic look of the green head and colorful plumage this is known as alternative ,they molt and go to their basic plumage after breeding. The best way to think about basic and alternative is basic is like your every day clothes and alternative is "date night" clothes
Quad City Mallards was created in 2009.
Marshes provide mallards with a variety of food, and good nesting areas. They also provide the mallards with shelter/protection form predators.
What is the antonym for plumage
Example sentence - The ducks in the pond were all mallards.
Yes, mallards are migratory birds. In North America, mallards breeding in northern regions typically migrate south for the winter to warmer areas. Some mallards may also be year-round residents in more temperate regions.
The peacock had beautiful plumage.
Plumage is a noun.
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I have a copy of the photographed m.t. Johanson pair of mallards lithograph
Plumage means the "feathers on a bird"An example would be, "The plumage on that peacock was incredibly large."
Plumage is what you would call a bird feathers. For example, the peacock has very beautiful, and colorful plumage.
Mallards are ducks that breed in temperate and subtropical America. The male mallards are well known for their green heads and grey and brown bodies while the female mallards are speckled brown all over.