Bunch of duck pics

[fisherguy]

Here is a bunch of pics i just took of ducks with my new digital. I don't know how to use it really well yet, but considering that i think it takes nice pictures. These ducks(mallards and blackducks) are apparently too lazy to fly south despite the bitter cold. The first two have ducks i need help identifying, the best response i got in the waterfowl room was blackduck/mallard cross breed. Seems reasonable to me but i dunno.

The one dead center in this pic with the green band on it's head is a what??


The one near the lower right that looks like a drake mallard only with the brown on its sides instead of grey.


the rest are just ones i thought were neat.

[dogdoc]

those are some nice pics---you're getting that new digital camera down!

todd

[IowaDeerHunter]

Great pictures! Them ducks look cold.

[wishinone]

Nice pictures, from what I've read over the years the mallard breeding with the black duck hens is a problem that's diminishing the black duck population.

[buckee]

It's been a few years since I've seen any black-ducks. Very nice pictures.

[James7xChamp3]

Great pics!

[JimT]

Very nice indeed.....

[lil hunter]

They look to me like a mallard drake coming out of plumage. But it may be too early in the year for that. When drakes are out of plumage, they look basicly exactly like a hen.

[Shaun_300]

awesome pics fisherguy!

[huntn4bucks]

Great pics!

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The one dead center in this pic with the green band on it's head is a what??

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I believe it is a hybrid mallard which is a black-duck/mallard mix.

[Palssonater]

That'd be my guess. A mix species.

Great pics...always nice to see such beatutiful plumage.