Whatever the reason, ducks can make good companions and offer some ... One duck owner on the Reddit subreddit r/ducks ...

A female wood duck is an overall gray with some blue and purple wing markings, a white eye ring, brown eyes and a duller bill ...

The mallard hen makes the classic “quack” we associate with all ducks. The tones range from bossy to pleading to contented. Mallards also make a staccato ... Once the female chooses a mate ...

Ducks are mysterious ... hunters can readily identify male from female mallards," Arnold said. "They prefer to shoot males, and they do shoot more of them. They always have." ...