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Jan 9, 2013 09:20:07   #
GeneB Loc: Chattanooga Tennessee
 
the only thing I know about ducks is that look all nice and calm on top of the water but....their feet are paddling like crazy. Just thought I would throw that in. :P :lol:

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Jan 9, 2013 10:12:45   #
oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey
 
MCHUGH wrote:
We have this duck that is at the lake we live on. I thought at first it was a Mallard, but it seems too big. I looked on line at several sights and did not find it. Hope some in the group can tell me. I am sending a couple of photos: one of him alone and one of him with other ducks that I think are Mallard. You will notice he is about twice as big as the other ducks. I am sorry that the quality is not better, but age, and in a boat moving up and down and rocking and moving subject really show up.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
We have this duck that is at the lake we live on. ... (show quote)


Send these photos in to:

http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=114

They are a good bunch and I am sure you will get your answer. Let us know what you find out.

BTW, nice shots.

Jim D

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Jan 9, 2013 10:27:22   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
"If it is a mallard x goose hybrid, is it then referred to as a "guck"?[/quote]

:) :)

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Jan 9, 2013 11:55:53   #
Bushpilot Loc: Minnesota
 
Everything is bigger in Texas!

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Jan 9, 2013 12:04:47   #
CAM1017 Loc: Chiloquin, Oregon
 
Photographer Jim wrote:
Good probability that it a Mallard Hybrid of some sort, possibly a mallard x black duck? Mallards are known to crossbreed with a number of other duck species.


I would go along with you that it is a Mallard Hybrid of some type. I think someone at the Cornell lab of Ornithology at there web site could answer this or possibly posting at the web site
http://natureshare.com.
Interesting looking duck.

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Jan 9, 2013 12:22:07   #
Bozsik Loc: Orangevale, California
 
quote]

t looks like a Teal which is a large duck. Not a hunter but I've heard hunter say that they are about 2 times the size of a mallard[/quote]

The teal is the smallest species of duck in NA. It looks like it may be a hybrid Rouen duck. Bred for domestic uses. Cold have Muskie, but The Rouen is a very large cousin of the Mallard. Hybridize one of these and you would get a very large looking Mallard-like bird.

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Jan 9, 2013 14:51:11   #
redroo
 
poachard

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Jan 9, 2013 15:01:33   #
bogeyeliot Loc: Signal Hill, CA
 
Photographer Jim wrote:
MCHUGH wrote:
farmerjim wrote:
He sure is a big fellah ain't he! Well I know my English wild-fowl and the little ones are definitely Mallard. I'll have to do some research!
P.S. The quality is just fine, #1 is nice and sharp.


If his bill was shaped like a goose I would think his mom had mated with a wild goose.

Thanks for the comment about the quality being fine. I really normally do better.


If it is a mallard x goose hybrid, is it then referred to as a "guck"?
quote=MCHUGH quote=farmerjim He sure is a big fe... (show quote)


no,silly...a deuce!

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Jan 9, 2013 15:49:22   #
tusketwedge Loc: Nova Scotia Canada
 
Bozsik wrote:
quote]

t looks like a Teal which is a large duck. Not a hunter but I've heard hunter say that they are about 2 times the size of a mallard


The teal is the smallest species of duck in NA. It looks like it may be a hybrid Rouen duck. Bred for domestic uses. Cold have Muskie, but The Rouen is a very large cousin of the Mallard. Hybridize one of these and you would get a very large looking Mallard-like bird.[/quote]
https://www.google.ca/search?q=teal%20duck&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&source=hp&channel=np have a look at the male teal

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Jan 9, 2013 16:22:27   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
bogeyeliot wrote:

If it is a mallard x goose hybrid, is it then referred to as a "guck"?


no,silly...a deuce![/quote]

:) :) :)

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Jan 9, 2013 17:06:39   #
MCHUGH Loc: Jacksonville, Texas
 
Bushpilot wrote:
Everything is bigger in Texas!


As a lifetime Texan everyone here is certain that everything is bigger in Texas.

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Jan 9, 2013 17:12:20   #
MCHUGH Loc: Jacksonville, Texas
 
Thanks to everyone. Birdpic sent a site that had a match that was a Mallard and Muscovy. It sure looked a lot more like a Mallard than a Muscovy but the people that name it were professionals.

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Jan 9, 2013 17:19:40   #
Bozsik Loc: Orangevale, California
 
[quote=tusketwedge]
Bozsik wrote:
quote]

It looks like a Teal which is a large duck. Not a hunter but I've heard hunter say that they are about 2 times the size of a mallard


Not a large duck at all. Not closely related to a mallard. Not naturally possible for hybridization in the wild.

Measurements for N.A. Green-winged Teal
Measurements
Both Sexes

Length
12.2–15.4 in
31–39 cm
Wingspan
20.5–23.2 in
52–59 cm
Weight
4.9–17.6 oz
140–500 g

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Jan 10, 2013 16:45:24   #
Granddad Loc: UK
 
I reckon it's a robot duck that someone behind a bush is controlling it and laughing his head off.

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