You make the call. Black or Mottled?

Leak-Free · Postby **Leak-Free** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:29 pm

Pretty slow day for me and Quackfeind till this pair showed up. First thought black now not sure. Hybrid maybe? The drake is going on the wall regardless.

Blackduck · Postby **Blackduck** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:31 pm

http://birdsofsanibel.free.fr/Mottled%2 ... on%20x.jpg

http://www.uwgb.edu/BIODIVERSITY/econot ... ckDuck.jpg

I'm thinking mottled duck. A look at the speculum would help.

astorey · Postby **astorey** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:34 am

Looking like two black ducks to me.......... A good look at the wing would defenitely lock it in.

aubrey

Leak-Free · Postby **Leak-Free** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:38 am

I'll pull the hen carcus out of the freezer and get a few images of her secondaries. The closeup was in open shade and the "Feind" shot direct sun and the bird looks a lot darker there. I've studied it from every angle. Bright legs, whitish tail feathers, female orange & black bill, lack of internal markings, crisp light edges, white outline on speculum. On the mottled side the drake does have a clear yellow bill, chin appears unstreaked. So who knows?

Leak-Free · Postby **Leak-Free** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:46 am

The close-up only shows a hint of white boarder on the speculum but it is there. I didn't mess with him much (after he was shot at close range with 3" #2's) Ha! but I'll get a better image.

quakwacker · Postby **quakwacker** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:36 am

mottled duck.
I don't think it is dark enough to be a black duck.

duck warrior · Postby **duck warrior** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:04 am

where did you kill it?

Bama Duck · Postby **Bama Duck** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:26 am

Looks like mottled duck to me. I think the head/neck needs to be darker, see how it is significantly lighter than the rest of the duck. Could be wrong though...

bamahunter · Postby **bamahunter** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:32 am

duck warrior wrote:where did you kill it?

I think the answer to this question would really help as if you killed it somewhere besides Florida or coastal Lousiana or TX then I wouldn't be questioning too much as it's probably a black.

nbkillr · Postby **nbkillr** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:39 am

Looks like a Mottled Duck to me.

pntailhntr · Postby **pntailhntr** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:43 am

I'd say a mallard hen AND a mottled duck. Hard to tell on the lighting. They do not appear to be dark enough to be a black duck though. The head is to light on the Mottled duck to be black duck.

Mottled with the Yellow bill, Mallard Hen with the orange/black bill

pntailhntr · Postby **pntailhntr** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:44 am

OH, and I would DEFINITELY say WOOD DUCK!!!

weimhunter · Postby **weimhunter** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:44 am

Looks like a black duck to me. :lol:

mudsucker · Postby **mudsucker** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:55 am

You shot the HENS? :cry:

pntailhntr · Postby **pntailhntr** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:56 am

Never Mind, NOT a mallard hen, no white bars on the speculum. I do not believe it is dark enough for a black though. We need wing shots of both birds. From that angle the orange/black bill could be a Gadwall hen

You make the call. Black or Mottled?

You make the call. Black or Mottled?

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