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A Pair of mallards
« on: November 29, 2010, 07:37:39 PM »
I had these two swim up to office today. I like the Hens colors. Do you think its a hybrid or albino?


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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2010, 07:39:12 PM »
Hybrid!

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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2010, 07:40:59 PM »
Looks like a Hybrid. Its a cool looking hen though.
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2010, 08:16:59 PM »
I really like the Cinnamon colored speculum feathers.

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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2010, 08:39:32 PM »
Blonde Mallard...

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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2010, 09:28:19 PM »
Domestic mallard that was released.  I see many very similar near morages and parks that are located on lakes.
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2010, 09:32:06 PM »
blonde or leucistic.
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2010, 11:26:05 PM »
Domestic mallard that was released.  I see many very similar near morages and parks that are located on lakes.
:yeah:
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2010, 07:30:21 AM »
Domestic mallard that was released.  I see many very similar near morages and parks that are located on lakes.
:yeah:
no, not that.  It's a color phase that occurs on occasion. Google Leucistic or Leucism.  It's a lack of pigment similar to a piebald deer but not a full blown albino.  I have a leucistic drake mounted on my wall with a mallard pintail hybrid.  Kind of my "oddball" birds.  Completely wild birds, not released domestic.  Just trying to stop the further spread of misinformation on this forum... probably get banned for it like Professor Chaos and Meats.   :rolleyes:
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2010, 08:29:38 AM »
Domestic mallard that was released.  I see many very similar near morages and parks that are located on lakes.
:yeah:
no, not that.  It's a color phase that occurs on occasion. Google Leucistic or Leucism.  It's a lack of pigment similar to a piebald deer but not a full blown albino.  I have a leucistic drake mounted on my wall with a mallard pintail hybrid.  Kind of my "oddball" birds.  Completely wild birds, not released domestic.  Just trying to stop the further spread of misinformation on this forum... probably get banned for it like Professor Chaos and Meats.   :rolleyes:

well thank you for the correction because I definitely thought the exact same thing as h2o...
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2010, 08:35:46 AM »
went back and googled Leucism in ducks and here is a pic that I found, there were also 4 or 5 more just like this
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2010, 08:40:10 AM »
here are a few more... even a hen pintail....
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2010, 08:55:25 AM »
Cool looking birds whatever they are.

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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2010, 11:32:41 AM »
You still on here G.D.?
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Re: A Pair of mallards
« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2010, 01:03:17 PM »
You still on here G.D.?

Apparently...  :hello:
hey, where's Professor Chaos? Anyone seen him?

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