One looks like a fairly typical Gadwall with maybe some molt around the
head and body. The other one is quite interesting. I would have written
it off as a domestic, but seeing it fly so closely with the other bird
makes me think that it is a leucistic Gadwall.
Chris Sloan
Nashville, TN
Co-Author of *Birds of Tennessee: A New Annotated Checklist
<http://www.amazon.com/Birds-Tennessee-New-Annotated-Checklist/dp/1507815751/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1453317221&sr=8-3>*
http://www.chrissloanphotography.com
On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Kristy Baker <kristybaker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello! My mom took pictures of a "white duck" and a "dark duck" today in
Iowa at a country pond. Looking at the pictures, the dark duck appears to
be a gadwall with a ring neck. I'm assuming it is a hybrid. The other
duck looks like a domestic duck, however, I guess it could be a leucistic
female gadwall. Thoughts on the two birds? There are three photos. One
white, one dark, and the birds together in flight.
http://www.pbase.com/gaylewasson/image/162995304
http://www.pbase.com/gaylewasson/image/162995382
http://www.pbase.com/gaylewasson/image/162995452
Thanks!
Kristy Baker
Rockvale TN
Rutherford County
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