It looks like just a mallard hybrid to me...cross-breeding between wild
mallards and white domestic ducks result in all kinds of weird-looking
mallard-type ducks, especially in areas where the "wild" mallards don't
migrate, like most of my native New York City's urban park ponds and lakes.
--elisabeth
---- Tom & Lynda Blair <tomlyn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Wow.. thanks for posting those shots. Probably the only opportunity I'll get to
see a leucistic Mallard. I'm no expert, but it looks like a Mallard to me.
Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: Renée
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:51 PM
Subject: [va-bird] Leucistic Mallard?
During our visit to Chincoteague on Sunday, my husband, John Young, took
pictures of a bird we thought might be a leucisitc Mallard. We saw it in the
water between the draw bridge and the causeway. Below are 2 links to the pics.
Please be warned that these are full size images and may download very slowly,
especially on a dial up line.
http://members.cox.net/j.m.young/mallard2.JPG
http://members.cox.net/j.m.young/mallard1.JPG
Do you agree with our observation?
Thanks,
Renee Hudgins
Virginia Beach
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