What kind of duck is this
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Re: What kind of duck is this
That's a male red shoveler from South America. They are quite common in aviaries. The other bird looks like a mallard in molt. Could be some sort of mottled/mallard hybrid. Really hard to tell because of the gene pool "pollution: in Florida. It is a big concern.
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Re: What kind of duck is this
The one I killed was at Malmaison...
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Re: What kind of duck is this
I'll guess the first photo is a drake mallard post-molt (eclipse)
Re: What kind of duck is this
Looking for 2 duck calls from Dominic Serio of Greenwood (ones for Novacaine)
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Re: What kind of duck is this
im 90% sure that the first pic is a hen mallard.... seen it a couple of times... have no idea on the other pics.
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