What do you call this? A buddy showed this to me
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What do you call this? A buddy showed this to me
"Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less."- Robert E. Lee
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A mallard retrieved by a pit?
What do I know though. I'm still new to hunting and don't know some species
Last edited by M.R.Ducks; 11-30-2011 at 05:09 PM.
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He's changing over from a molt to breeding plumage.
Dead and post retrieve from a dog.
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The mallard in the bottom left part of the picture looks exactly the same.
When were those birds shot? Looks like Sept/early Oct greenheads out-of-state.
Last edited by buckfarmer; 11-30-2011 at 05:13 PM.
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He looks young too.
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Inmature tamie.
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80-20 Genaration
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http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/z...923112143b.jpg
I shot him last year, same thing???
Late January in Arkansas
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Originally Posted by duckshootringer55
Late bloomer... A drake mallard molts and looks like a hen mallard when he is in full eclipse.
Your duck was this...
And is on his way to this...
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What a picture! Look at the color in that sucker! Gorgeous birds!
Last edited by CSBUCKSHOT; 11-30-2011 at 08:32 PM.
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red legs, blue patches, and green head that bird looks great
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Hi there, I have a question about a duck I recently harvested. It looks like a mallard drake , however the feathers on the breast look mottled. Is this a juvenile drake or perhaps some sort of hybrid. I have enclosed a couple of pictures, hope they help! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -Fred Brown
Hi Fred, Thank you for the picture, it was very helpful!
In this case I believe this mallard drake is in the midst of molting back to his breeding plumage. Mallards like most ducks go through two annual molts, the non-breeding eclipse plumage throughout the summer during a flightless period, and then back to the breeding plumage in the fall. Its coloration during eclipse plumage resembles the female, brown, drab and concealing. The changes include increased brown pigment (on the breast, belly, flank and vent), loss of iridescence, loss of white neck ring, etc. However, Mallards select their mates in the fall, so they undergo the transition back to their radiant breeding plumage in order to attract the ladies during the later fall months. This transition obviously does not happen over night. The breeding plumage gradually returns on the body in different stages, usually beginning with the heads iridescent green and working back towards the tail.
Here in MB, it is common to see mallards that resemble your drake while hunting during the September and October months!
Take care Fred and thanks for the question!
Sincerely,
Carly Deacon
http://www.deltawaterfowl.org/resear...031-hybrid.php
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Jesus!
If you people don't know what a mallard is then you ought to quit duck hunting!
You've got one life. Blaze on!
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unbelievable.
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Is it me or does it look like they have that greenhead on an operating table?
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