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28-01-2008, 05:52 PM
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| | | Wild fowl ID
 hi,can anyone ID this odd pair of ducks down in the park today.Its been a while since i posted a pic on WAB and the format has changed so i hope my picture comes out,cheers Bombus Bombus. |
28-01-2008, 05:58 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kirk Michael, Isle of Man.
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| | | Re: Wild fowl ID
Look like a mallard variety |
28-01-2008, 05:58 PM
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| | | Re: Wild fowl ID
They look very much like those old wildfowl community favourites, the mallard crossbreed. Two drakes, probably out of the same brood due to their similarity. |
28-01-2008, 06:10 PM
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| | | Re: Wild fowl ID
Shucks,theres me thinkin theres something different,manky mallards. |
28-01-2008, 08:08 PM
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| | | Re: Wild fowl ID
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Originally Posted by Bombus Bombus  Shucks,theres me thinkin theres something different,manky mallards. | Well they might be pedigree domestic ducks if you google for 'feathersite' they have lots of breeds on there and you might be able to identify them further! |
28-01-2008, 08:12 PM
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| | | Re: Wild fowl ID
My first reaction was "yuck ducks", but Gill may be on to something, as it would be unusual for two wild mallard/domestic duck hybrids to look so similar to one another. |
28-01-2008, 08:12 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire
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| | | Re: Wild fowl ID
They look a bit like a variety called Khaki Campbell. Producers of tasty eggs apparently (well the females are).
Regards, Chris |
28-01-2008, 08:13 PM
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| | | Re: Wild fowl ID
sorry I have looked myself because i love that site and I use it to induldge my chicken and duck envy and I reckon they are buff ducks or buff orpingtons - not manky but pedigree don't you know! |
28-01-2008, 08:15 PM
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| | | Re: Wild fowl ID
I think you're right on that one. The beaks look bluer Bombus's photo, but that could just be the lighting. | | | |
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