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My little brother killed this pretty hen woody this mornin, we also had a four man limit.

She looks kinda leucistic. pretty cool.

We killed one the same color this morning in Mobile.

Iteresting

Could be a hen mandarin! I killed a drake in Southeast Alabama about 15 years ago. (of course I got it mounted) it was with wood ducks, and I did not realize that's what it was til I picked it up. Really cool looking bird, and the hens of both species are extremely similar. Google "mandarin duck" and check it out. A lot of people use to (some still do) raise them in captivity. Also, when I killed mine, I called the local waterfowl biologist. He said some could actually make the flight here from the Far East during a Typhoon/odd weather patterns. Either way, cool looking bird you have there!

Yep, just googled it and it was in fact a Mandarin hen we killed this morning. If I wouldn't have seen this post I would have never doubted that it wasn't a hen woody.

teul2 wrote:She looks kinda leucistic. pretty cool.

+1

According to this site I think you've got a leucistic woody. I say that because of the eye location. Scroll down about half way and it shows how to tell the difference.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/NDG/ ... darin.html

Notice it says the mandarins eye is "on the line" and the woody is "in the line". I'm no expert. Just giving my opinion.

That is NOT a Mandarin hen. Look at the tip of the beak, and the eye is very distinctive of a wood duck. Now It doesnt look normal and its a cool bird none the less.

I believe ya'll are right, it is a hen woody! I just figured I would give him an option to investigate.

Awesome pics

too white for a Mandarin. I know some folks that raise them. Even if it were, it would be an albino'ish Mandarin too. I agree, the bill tells the story. Who cares anyways, cool duck and cool pic. How did it taste?