Mallards are notorious for their unorthodox sexual practices, which include same sex mating and necrophilia (of Ignobel Prize fame, see re...

This morning I witnessed a forced gang copulation in mallards. It is a sad thing to watch as the female appears so defenceless, overpowere...

I occasionally see moorhens on trees. Today one climbed up a weeping willow, then fumbled in a fork that seemed to have a lot of branches...

The drake mallards at the park have now almost completely finished their summer moult and are sporting their dazzling fresh plumage. Mal...

Although I used this photo in my other blog, I thought it is fitting here too. A drake Mallard in the park that didn't flinch and rest...

Yawning is known to be contagious in primates, but having a good bath is something birds often will do in company. As soon as one starts, ...

This is probably one of the most familiar duck behaviours. Mallards often 'upend' to feed, submerging the anterior parts of their ...

There are just a handful of female mallards in the local park pond. Today I could only see a couple. As for males, there must have been at...