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Title: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 09, 2012, 02:45:47 PM
Both mature widgeon but differant coloring on the head. One looks slightly stormy :dunno:
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: Kola16 on December 09, 2012, 02:55:39 PM
I still think they are both Americans  :dunno:
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: Kola16 on December 09, 2012, 02:59:21 PM
Notice how this euro has an ALL headish head instead of the creamish with black spots

Here is a hybrid though (American + Eurasian)....
...and an eclipse...
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: Hilltop123 on December 09, 2012, 03:08:41 PM
 :twocents: Mature & Immature...............I can't really tell from the pic? But is that a green band around the neck on the one on the right?
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 09, 2012, 03:11:38 PM
Definitely not a Euro or hybrid but what throws me off is the green eye streak w/white vs. the copper-red one.

Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 09, 2012, 03:13:21 PM
The 3rd one on the right is the least mature and it still has the green streak
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 09, 2012, 03:15:02 PM
:twocents: But is that a green band around the neck on the one on the right?
Yes slightly
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 09, 2012, 03:30:08 PM
another shot
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: Kola16 on December 09, 2012, 03:33:19 PM
Definitely looks normal to me. Just a little different coloring.
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 09, 2012, 03:36:11 PM
Yeah definitely American but thinking it's the "Stormy" strain from farther up north
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: 101521 on December 09, 2012, 03:59:49 PM
Both Americans. Up north has nothing do with the "Stormy" look...it's simply a variation in genetics. Same species.  Nothing special.  That bird is a nice bird regardless. 
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: 270Shooter on December 09, 2012, 05:01:25 PM
both mature, wigeon just vary quite a bit in coloration. THe red sheen is because of the camera/light angle on it.
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: duckkillerclyde on December 09, 2012, 05:21:27 PM
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Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 09, 2012, 06:16:50 PM
THe red sheen is because of the camera/light angle on it.
No not the camera or light.  Over the years I've shot a ton of widgeon but never noticed this much difference in color variation side by side.
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: sakoshooter on December 09, 2012, 06:55:01 PM
They look exactly the same to me - dead.
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: TheSkyBuster on December 09, 2012, 07:30:47 PM
They look exactly the same to me - dead.


 :yeah:   :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2 kinds of widgeon?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 09, 2012, 08:05:23 PM
you guys are fuuunny...

Here is a pic of a standard American widgeon and another of a "Storm" for comparison
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