Green Duck

[goosey]

This is probably obvious to most people here but I would like an ID on a duck please.
It was with a Mallard, and they actually looked like a "pair", entered the water together swam together etc, but this one was a beautiful bottle green colour all over, with a dark beak and orange legs and it's overall size was slightly smaller. Thanks.

[aeshna5]

It must be a domestic form of a Mallard. All domestic ducks, with the exception of the Muscovy, are descended from Mallard + yours was one of these.

[goosey]

Thanks aeshna, I was a bit baffled having never seen one like that before, I can title my photo's now.

[Dan Salter]

Title your photos? well if you have pics of it post it so we can confirm it is indeed a mallard hybrid?

[goosey]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Title your photos? well if you have pics of it post it so we can confirm it is indeed a mallard hybrid?

Here we are, I didn't originally post the photo's as I didn't think they were very good,

[dbozkurt]

Beautiful colouring though, looks like a hybrid mallard by the shape.

Debs

[Dan Salter]

I agree....but how cool is that? Looks like his head leaked all over his body !

[Oscar2006]

Originally Posted by goosey

Here we are, I didn't originally post the photo's as I didn't think they were very good,

Looks very much like another male bird though; perhaps just good friends or maybe batting for the opposition?

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Thats a stunning duck we've got a real handsome one on our lake at the minute, he's just brown on the back/body with a green head and white front really looks the part in amongst the standard mallards. Which spent all day fighting

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Title your photos? well if you have pics of it post it so we can confirm it is indeed a mallard hybrid?

It's not a hybrid because it's a domestic Mallard- no other species are involved!