Mallard with sparkles

If you live in Idaho’s Treasure Valley and need a quick autumn birding fix, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge provides habitat for a spectacular array of wildlife, including ducks. Mallards pass the long fall and winter hours on the open water and wetlands of Lake Lowell, and they pal around with wigeons, northern shovelers, gadwalls, northern pintails, and green-winged teals. Original photo by A. Lavalle/USFWS, Photo art by Lev Levy/USFWS