Mallard Ducks

April 28, 2022

Each spring a pair of mallard ducks are spotted in the same area of Norglenwold.  It is a curiousity and a bit of a mystery as to whether they are the same pair of ducks or simply a new pair every year.  We have seen "a singular Pair" every year since we moved in to the close in 2015.  The first time we saw them was  sitting on the wicker chair peering in the patio window.  They were fondly named "Mr. and Mrs. Duck" by long time residents who have seen them every year since 1988. 

Generally speaking Mallards in the wild have a life span of 5 to 10 years old. Fun fact as of 2008-The oldest known Mallard was a male, and he was at least 27 years, 7 months old when he was shot in Arkansas in 2008.  He had been banded in Louisiana in 1981.