I usually think of mallards hanging out in park ponds getting fat on bread humans feed them. This Drake and his mate were in a small spring fed pond along an old logging road. About 5000 feet altitude.
Middle of nowhere

Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

Habitat : Lakes and Ponds
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Dabbler
Conservation : Low Concern

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