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Anas discors
At first glance this appeared to be a Florida mottled duck like many we have here. But her beak is longer and shaped differently and it has a light tip which doesn't seem right. She also has lighter colored speculum feathers. Could she be a blue-winged teal female with her little family, or some sort of mixed breed?
Along an inland fresh water canal in western Boca Raton, FL.
Others have suggested that this is really a mottled duck after all but something tells me otherwise.
Spotted on Aug 18, 2016
Submitted on Sep 17, 2016
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