Most hen mallards
build their nests in grassland and underbrush, but some hens regularly set up housekeeping in such odd places as hollow stumps, hedges, muskrat huts, rooftops, duck blinds, and even open mailboxes. Their persistence in breeding and resourceful selection of nesting sites enables mallards to hatch broods in some surprising places, such as intensively cultivated farmland and densely populated suburbs.
Photo by Jim Thompson
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