You make the call. Black or Mottled?

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Postby pntailhntr » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:08 am

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1-mottled
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Postby drakeyboy » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:10 am

We have lots of Black Ducks here in NC and that is not one of them.
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Postby Leak-Free » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:23 am

No I shot the drake. Both have white line on speculum, It doesn't show except for a small portion on first images. Will post an image of hen wings this afternoon. Birds were taken in SW MS.
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Postby pntailhntr » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:08 am

If white lines are above and below the speculum, then the one with the orange/black bill is a Mallard Hen!

Is this a test to see if we can figure it out or do you really not yet know what they are????
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Postby Denduke » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:27 am

Mottled drake and mottled hen. Both have the brown spot at the base of the bill and the hen has the "burnt motor oil" coloring on the bill. The faint white looks maybe on both speculums....The greenhead maybe tryin to move in/ menage au tua.... And did the two come in as a lone pair? Or was one with the greenhead? Never seen mottleds bunch up much...$.02
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Postby hencutter » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:07 am

i'm thinking Mottled, and the bills on the male and female mottle should be different as Denduke pointed out.However, that is just going on pictures of Blacks, they are a real rarity here, and as far as i know i have never seen one other than photos.
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Postby mossyisland » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:10 am

the easy way to identify is:

mallards have three bars on their wings
mottled ducks have two bars
black ducks have just one purple bar
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Postby rustypjr » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:11 am

Part pintail, part wood duck, part teal, part mallard and part coot. :D
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Postby pntailhntr » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:51 am

Did I see some buttons on the heads??? Could be a buck!?!?!
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Postby Chad Manlove » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:11 pm

Mottled Ducks....
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Postby mudsucker » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:58 pm

Chad Manlove wrote:Mottled Ducks....
And WHAT would you know about it Mr. Biologis............OH! :shock: Nevermind! :oops:
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Postby teul2 » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:00 pm

Chad Manlove wrote:Mottled Ducks....

HE IS ALIVE!!!!!!!
Where ya been????
Looking for 2 duck calls from Dominic Serio of Greenwood (ones for Novacaine)
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Postby dukewoody » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:57 pm

People, here we go again, that is for sure one of dem immature brazilian orange footed brown feathered ocean geese. No doubt.
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Postby KWAKHED » Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:40 pm

I'm gonna go with mottled.
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Postby Chad Manlove » Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:53 pm

teul2 wrote:
Chad Manlove wrote:Mottled Ducks....

HE IS ALIVE!!!!!!!
Where ya been????

Looking for ducks...it's elbow to elbow on public land this year!
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