Mallard opens his mouth?

[Googleandquackers]

Hey y’all. I’ve got a mallard duckling, about 2 months old, and he’s got a funky behavior. I notice it mostly when they’re outside but playing in the water, but he’ll open and close his mouth a few times between splashes. He’s also done it outside of the water. It’s not panting, I know what his panting looks like, but I want to make sure it’s not a reason for concern. He almost looks like he’s doing one of these

I don’t have a video of him doing it but I’ll try to snag one next time I notice it!

 

[Jenbirdee]

Hi, yes a video would be great. My ducks and geese sometimes do weird looking mouth open things too. My gander does it more often, I think he's adjusting his neck to help him swallow.

 

[Googleandquackers]

Hi, yes a video would be great. My ducks and geese sometimes do weird looking mouth open things too. My gander does it more often, I think he's adjusting his neck to help him swallow.

I totally forgot I had made this TikTok of him doing it on their splash pad!

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8Re3jBr/