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(Anas platyrhynchos)
Brown mother duck
City pond
Spotted on Jun 1, 2014
Submitted on Jun 9, 2014
7 Comments
Found on the gardens website that this is a female mallard. Thx!!!
What about Gadwall?
The bill of a female American Black Duck is yellow with a black tip. My best guess it is a female Mallard. You know it could be a hybrid with an American Black Duck, but since the females are so similar you just can't really tell. Mysteries.
dferris ,could be a mallard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculum_fe...
I think it is a Mallard, though it could also be a black duck. Would be easier to ID with a clear view of the Speculum
Does not look like a Mallard hen.
cute pic!