Gadwall with sompin' in the woodpile?

[Bonehead]

What do yall think? Some mallard? I am stumped.

[Wildfowler]

I think he's just got a collar. I never even noticed this before last year when Hambone pointed it out to me on one I killed.

Beautiful bird you've got there!!!

[bigbeeducker]

What he said.

[Bonehead]

I just don't ever remember a gadwall that had the black neck collar and such a two-tone head. He is a pretty specimen either way.

[duckkiller]

Maybe he's just a homosexual grey duck kinda like bigbeeducker

[blindbuilder]

I think you got a nice pair of Gadwalls there.

[bigbeeducker]

Yall ask Duckkiller to tell you about his roommate.

[duckter]

He's got the bowtie. Professor Gadwallis.

[tcash]

we have killed several that looked like that this yr.

[featherworks]

I think it has to do with age. I kave killed some in the past that had the starts of what your bird has. And Got one 3 years ago with a 3/4" solid black ring all the way around. As for the two toned head, I see that pretty often.

Whatever causes it to happen, it is a great lookin bird.
That one would go on my wall with no hesitation.

Phil

[Bonehead]

I think it has to do with age. I kave killed some in the past that had the starts of what your bird has. And Got one 3 years ago with a 3/4" solid black ring all the way around. As for the two toned head, I see that pretty often.

Whatever causes it to happen, it is a great lookin bird.
That one would go on my wall with no hesitation.

Phil

Yeah, It has made me look at all the ones we've killed since then even closer. I have seen no evidence of of the collar on any of them. I think you are right, it probably has to do with age. That was a big gad. He is in the freezer. So headed for the wall.

[hntrpat1]

good ol plummed gadwall

[mississippi_duc_htr]

One of his parent must have been trying to change their luck

[Bustin' Ducks]

Nice birds!

[Massey]

That's a pretty cool Gadwall...

I enjoyed our hunt the other morning on the lake.