ok OK BUT the pic above i am not sure that they do not breed with domestic ducks .The mallard in the forground is way dif. than that of the background These duck are here year round .First you have to say was the duck mallard size ? next there is a stage called eclipse drake Most.ducks shed their body feathers twice each year. Nearly all drakes lose their bright plumage after mating, and for a few weeks resemble females. This hen-like appearance is called the eclipse plumage. The return to breeding coloration varies in species and individuals of each species. .you would have pin tails ,black duck [not really black] very hard to say if you saw the colors in the wing then you have more to go on . Was the duck in N.Y. ? Jeff
OK BUT the pic above i am not sure that they do not breed with domestic ducks .The mallard in the forground is way dif. than that of the background These duck are here year round .First you have to say was the duck mallard size ? next there is a stage called eclipse drake Most.ducks shed their body feathers twice each year. Nearly all drakes lose their bright plumage after mating, and for a few weeks resemble females. This hen-like appearance is called the eclipse plumage. The return to breeding coloration varies in species and individuals of each species. .you would have pin tails ,black duck [not really black] very hard to say if you saw the colors in the wing then you have more to go on . Was the duck in N.Y. ? Jeff
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can't we all get along ,an old calif. saying the ducks take it
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OK BUT the pic above i am not sure that they do not breed with domestic ducks .The mallard in the forground is way dif. than that of the background These duck are here year round .First you have to say was the duck mallard size ? next there is a stage called eclipse drake Most.ducks shed their body feathers twice each year. Nearly all drakes lose their bright plumage after mating, and for a few weeks resemble females. This hen-like appearance is called the eclipse plumage. The return to breeding coloration varies in species and individuals of each species. .you would have pin tails ,black duck [not really black] very hard to say if you saw the colors in the wing then you have more to go on . Was the duck in N.Y. ? Jeff
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