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11-04-2010, 10:03 AM
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| | | Goose and Duck ID Please
Am i right in thinking this is a Brent Goose flying over a Pintail sorry about the quality it was a bit too far for my lens cheers...Ray  
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11-04-2010, 10:08 AM
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| | | Re: Goose and Duck ID Please
Im pretty sure its a male mallard flying over a male shovler |
11-04-2010, 10:10 AM
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And I agree |
11-04-2010, 10:14 AM
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| | | Re: Goose and Duck ID Please
Ah right thank you both appreciated...Ray
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11-04-2010, 12:59 PM
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| | | Re: Goose and Duck ID Please
A mallard drake flying over what could be a shoveller. Difficult to tell with the second bird. |
11-04-2010, 02:23 PM
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| | | Re: Goose and Duck ID Please
No difficulty at all - no other bird has plumage like a drake Shoveler!
As others have said, male Mallard over male Shoveler.
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11-04-2010, 03:42 PM
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| | | Re: Goose and Duck ID Please
Its a drake mallard over a shoveler | | |
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