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Hybrid duck
« on: January 09, 2011, 09:34:34 PM »
Here's a hybrid duck we shot today. When I first seen it dead I figured it to be a mallard/gadwall cross.  I still believe that's what it is but let's see what everyone thinks.  It's different than the greenheads you shoot every once in a while with drake plumage and hen belly feathers.  I have heard those actually get that way from hormonal imbalances but I'm not a biologist so can't confirm that for sure.  This is all grey down the chest and belly, the wing patch is very dull, the color on the head is different than normal but barely noticeable. Kind of cool because it's the same spot I shot a blonde mallard at last year. I'll include that pic too.

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Re: Hybrid duck
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2011, 09:36:32 PM »
goofed on the resize fixing it right now

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Re: Hybrid duck
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2011, 09:47:51 PM »
Cool looking birds! thanks for sharing!
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Re: Hybrid duck
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 06:03:33 AM »
Damn near looks like a cross with a honker!

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Re: Hybrid duck
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2011, 07:31:07 AM »
Was it full of Wonder bread??  Looks like a cross with a domestic.  We get those that come through from time to time. 
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Re: Hybrid duck
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2011, 12:49:46 PM »
Was it full of Wonder bread??  Looks like a cross with a domestic.  We get those that come through from time to time. 

There is a beautiful blonde mallard hen at the Lake Sammamish boat launch Sat and Sunday. Something tells me she's a product of a park drop off and likely flys in to fill up on wonder bread..... :chuckle:
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Re: Hybrid duck
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2011, 03:04:36 PM »
Definatly not a brewers duck (mallardxgadwall) looks like its got some park duck in it

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Re: Hybrid duck
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2011, 10:42:28 PM »
I swear it wasn't eating bread out of our hand when we shot it! lol. I've been getting a lot of mixed feedback on the mystery mallard cross, some people say Brewers some don't.  Either way, it was really cool to shoot something different like that regardless of what it's crossed with.  When we shot the blonde mallard I talked to a couple people that know far more about it than I do told me it's an actual genetic mutation not just a domestic hybrid but I can't confirm that.  Hey they're both cool to me and if Mack doesn't mount it I'm gonna mount it next to the blonde and I'll have an odd couple mounted on the wall

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Re: Hybrid duck
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2011, 11:54:26 PM »
that's definitely a park duck. Shot one earlier this year. Damn good eatin  :chuckle:

 


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