I used to do a lot of shooting at popular locations Green Cay and Wakadohatchee in south Florida, but now I really don't like the 'down' angle of boardwalk shots, and am keeping this photo because it was shot from the side of the pond on a tripod with legs unextended.
{Mottled}. Similar to the female [Mallard]. Male and female alike, except male has a more orange bill. Hybridization with feral [Mallard] ducks is occurring and is a problem.
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
PAL
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)