I'm not completely sure, but I think that there is a domestic duck called a "top knot" duck, which have tufts on the backs of their heads similar to those in the pictures. Possibly the Mallards are mixed with these. We had a similar one on Watauga Lake several years ago. Ellen Parker Piney Flats -----Original Message----- From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Howdeshell Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 2:37 PM To: innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx Cc: cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx; tn-bird Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: What is this duck? I took this photograph at the Alcoa Duck Pond last year. Notice the last little one in line (far left) has a "poof" hairdo. Not much information, just my 2 cents worth. http://bhowdy.smugmug.com/photos/328966594_yGM8Z-X2.jpg Bob Howdeshell Maryville, TN. Feb 1, 2009, at 12:37 PM, Jean Obrist wrote: > Can Mallards and Muskovies hybridize? Mallards have a four-week > incubation period, and Muskovies take five weeks. We used to have > many of both species, and they never interbred. jJean Obrist > Original Message ----- > From: Carole Gobert > To: larkspur20@xxxxxxxxx ; Tennessee Bird List > Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 11:39 AM > Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: What is this duck? > > > I believe that it is a MallardxMuscovy hybrid. There are several > of them at the Cove as well as Mallards and domestic Muscovies. > > Carole Gobert, Knoxville, Tn> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:00:19 > -0500> Subject: [TN-Bird] What is this duck?> From: larkspur20@xxxxxxxxx > > To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > A Mallard hybrid of some sort? 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