Ducks about to fly away??

Yes, that's definitely a mallard female! As @sourland said, the hatchery bred mallards have lost most of their instincts and won't migrate. Three of my four Indian Runners, the females, have recently started to take short flights too. Nothing compared to Luna, but much faster than running down the hill to get the treats. And yes, we're still working on those landing techniques, we have just achieved the belly flop without ground looping…
 
Thats not good....:(
No problem, they have integrated feather filled pillows around their bodies. My ducks never even tried to land on their feet. Just land on your belly and slide forward until the momentum is used up. Then stand up and pretend your're a commercial airline's pilot.
 

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