Mallards mating.....

[Zach White]

While my friends and I where out shooting some pics we saw mallard drakes doing some weird things. It looked to me like they where trying to either impress a mate or threat the other drakes but all the drake where doin it....they would puff up their heads then arch their bodys up in a fast motion and make a weird whistle noise. I caught a picture of this...anyone know what it is they are doing and what it is called?

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/wholebunchofgame_32/mallardmating.jpg

[quackaddict]

I believe that corresponds to asserting dominance over other birds.

[Aaron Hitchins]

Wow thats something I thought I'd never see...

Aaron

[Fowlquest]

sweet pic. never seen that before

[NDboy]

sweet picture hopefully he makes a lot more greenheads this spring

[Keath Wetovick]

Sweet pics!!

[Craig Boyd]

That's pretty sweet. Never seen a mallard do that before.

[Bsgoosepimp111]

thats cool.....never seen them do that befor

[Lybeck]

My pet mallard steve does that when hes lookin for some love I think its a way of impressing the hens becouse its not long after eggs start appearing.

[Curt Johnson]

I've seen them do that before too....I'm thinking it's just like a turkey strutting.....just for dominance. :)


Curt

[Joe Williams]

I can’t decide what’s better… That picture (which I too have never seen before) or the fact that Lybeck has a pet mallard he named Steve!!

JW