Two Mallard drakes and one hybrid - probably a Mallard and Hooded Merganser cross. They often flock together in the ponds near our house.
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This reminds me I haven't been by the park in a long time to see the ducks. I must remedy that.
ReplyDeleteA great catch getting them all together.
Awww! I hope the drakes aren't "gossiping" about the hybrid because it sure looks like that!
ReplyDeleteAwww! I hope the drakes aren't "gossiping" about the hybrid because it sure looks like that!
ReplyDeleteWe see some interesting hybrids here that arrive in mixed flocks and many of them are mallard mixes. The mallards are resident and I sometimes think where the visitors are fed, they tend to stick around longer and overlap the breeding season
ReplyDeleteI don't think for a moment that the cross breed knows it is different - it is just as beautiful.
ReplyDeleteColorful and precious shot!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
I like the glowing drop on the beak of the hybrid duck.
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