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This is what The Birder's Handbook says about mallard feeding:
DIET: Seeds and shoots of sedge, grass, and aquatic vegetation, grain,
acorns; insects, aquatic invertebrates. Laying females may eat 2 times more
animal food than males or non-laying females.