What kind of duck is this

3seasons · Postby **3seasons** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:11 pm

Took this pic on vacation and was not sure what it is. dont blast me to much for asking

deltadukman · Postby **deltadukman** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:11 pm

First question....where were you vacationing?

3seasons · Postby **3seasons** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:36 pm

Orlando Florida,
Also I have a pic of what looks to me like a teal/spoonie cross with bands

kris Schaumburg · Postby **kris Schaumburg** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:44 pm

I'll bet the "hybrid" is a clipped australian shoveler, but bring on the pics just for kicks so someone can say I'm wrong.

3seasons · Postby **3seasons** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:02 pm

kris Schaumburg wrote:I'll bet the "hybrid" is a clipped australian shoveler, but bring on the pics just for kicks so someone can say I'm wrong.

I looked it up and that is a bird I would like to have on the wall. Ill post a pic when i get home but the one I have a pic of doesnt look like the Australian shoveler.

What about the one above?

deeksdown · Postby **deeksdown** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:11 pm

Mottled duck but they usually have a greener tint to their speculum.. Maybe a second generation mottled mallard cross?

tobydawg · Postby **tobydawg** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:50 pm

what time of year was the pic taken?

LawDawg · Postby **LawDawg** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:16 pm

looks like a hen to me. but hey, what do I know?

MrGoodtime · Postby **MrGoodtime** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:18 pm

3seasons wrote:
kris Schaumburg wrote:I'll bet the "hybrid" is a clipped australian shoveler, but bring on the pics just for kicks so someone can say I'm wrong.

I looked it up and that is a bird I would like to have on the wall. Ill post a pic when i get home but the one I have a pic of doesnt look like the Australian shoveler.

What about the one above?

Go back with some bread and a pellet gun :lol:

southernvaughan · Postby **southernvaughan** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:22 pm

LawDawg wrote:looks like a hen to me. but hey, what do I know?

thats that i thought.... Looks one that would get shot if it got in range of my ol 1100 MAG

farmerc83 · Postby **farmerc83** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:30 pm

deeksdown wrote:Mottled duck but they usually have a greener tint to their speculum.. Maybe a second generation mottled mallard cross?

And a mottled duck's speculum isn't bordered with white strips like a mallard's.

deeksdown · Postby **deeksdown** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:46 pm

they will have a faint white tip on the speculum (i have killed 100's of them here in mobile and LA) but i didn't notice the white patch on the top the first time i looked at it...what it looks like to me is a mallard in its summer plumage... but if this is taken in the winter time i don't know... maybe some lack of plummage??

greenheadgrimreaper · Postby **greenheadgrimreaper** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:24 pm

I killed a bird last week IDENTICAL to this one. Couldn't of been a black. Damn sure didn't look like a mallard. As far as a mottled goes it didn't resemble one. I don't really know what it was so I called it a unique mallard. Instead of hangin' out on the wall it is hangin' out in the septic tank.

3seasons · Postby **3seasons** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:13 pm

I was thinking mallard at first but there were some other mallards feeding close to this duck and they didnt look anything alike. It has characteristics of a mallard, black, and mottled so i dont have a clue.

It was taken in July

Here is a couple pics of the other duck, guess it could be a hen australian shoveler but i cant find a good pic of one. What do yall think?

H20 Fowl · Postby **H20 Fowl** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:36 pm

Mexican mallard is the best "guess" I got.

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