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Wild Duck
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Domestic Duck
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Flies well and can migrate up to 3000
miles
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Is unable to fly, stays where you put
them
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Doesnt need human intervention for food,
needs to eat natural foods found in his environment
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Relies on humans for food, water and shelter
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Has good instincts for staying away from
predators
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Cant defend himself or get away from predators.
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Its illegal to posses wild ducks, law
alows you 24 hours to get them to a rehabilitator
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Its illegal to abondon domestic ducks
at parks lakes and ponds
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Below are the most common birds mistaken for ducks.