Duck ID
Sep 15, 2013 19:31:23 #
wjones8637 wrote:
From my experience with ducks around public parks it appears to be either a domestic or migratory mallard that has crossed with white and possibly other domestic ducks possibly with some inbreeding thrown in. One time we had ducks on the pond at work and after they inbred for 4 or 5 years the stared getting the punk feather doos that this guy has.
Bill
Bill
Thanks for your comment, Bill. Nature sure is fascinating isn't it?
Sep 15, 2013 19:57:35 #
TucsonCoyote wrote:
That's a Punk Rocker Duck....you can tell from the hairdo ! 8-)
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Sep 15, 2013 22:02:48 #
amyinsparta wrote:
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Thanks for looking, amy. Love your avatar.
Sep 15, 2013 23:08:56 #
snails_pace
Loc: Utah
Do you mind if I post pics of a couple of similar looking ducks? Couldn't believe it when I found them.
There are a lot of hybrid ducks around the small lake here. A couple were migratory so they probably had a lot of the mallard genetics.
There are a lot of hybrid ducks around the small lake here. A couple were migratory so they probably had a lot of the mallard genetics.
Sep 15, 2013 23:11:07 #
nehall wrote:
While visiting with my daughter in Kernersville, NC today, I saw this duck at a lake in a neighborhood park. I've not found it in my Sibley Field Guide. Do any of you birders know what kind it is?
Don't know the name, but beautiful captures! :thumbup:
Sep 15, 2013 23:22:03 #
wjones8637 wrote:
From my experience with ducks around public parks it appears to be either a domestic or migratory mallard that has crossed with white and possibly other domestic ducks possibly with some inbreeding thrown in. One time we had ducks on the pond at work and after they inbred for 4 or 5 years the stared getting the punk feather doos that this guy has.
Bill
Bill
Doesn't say much for the moral integrity of ducks now does it......I expect to see beak-rings and maybe dreadlocks soon !lol
Sep 16, 2013 08:06:20 #
snails_pace wrote:
Do you mind if I post pics of a couple of similar looking ducks? Couldn't believe it when I found them.
There are a lot of hybrid ducks around the small lake here. A couple were migratory so they probably had a lot of the mallard genetics.
There are a lot of hybrid ducks around the small lake here. A couple were migratory so they probably had a lot of the mallard genetics.
No, I don't mind at all. I'd love to see them.
Sep 16, 2013 08:07:04 #
Joyfullee wrote:
Don't know the name, but beautiful captures! :thumbup:
Thanks Joyfullee. I appreciate your comment.
Sep 16, 2013 23:07:38 #
snails_pace
Loc: Utah
I found these ducks on the same day last May. The black duck was with some similar colored ones ... but the others didn't have the "bad hair day". He was next to the shore and I only had the long lens, so I don't have a pic of them all. I believe the curved tail feathers are unique to mallards.
I found the white duck on the same day. I didn't see them again so I really think they were migrating through.
The last pic is one I took last Nov. The coloring is more similar to yours with the white chest. Like mallards, the color of the head depends on how the light hits it. This one had a rich black color to it. It's probably the most striking duck I've seen. I also think he was migrating through.
I found the white duck on the same day. I didn't see them again so I really think they were migrating through.
The last pic is one I took last Nov. The coloring is more similar to yours with the white chest. Like mallards, the color of the head depends on how the light hits it. This one had a rich black color to it. It's probably the most striking duck I've seen. I also think he was migrating through.
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