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dmtfish 12-18-2011 06:31 PM

Mutt Duck
 
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A buddy of mine shot this in Forked Island this morning....What do ya'll think it is....looks like a cross between a GW teal and ?????

MallardMafia 12-18-2011 07:07 PM

Very cool. It's a Brewer's duck.

RigRatNoMeaux 12-18-2011 07:20 PM

Mallard and???

RigRatNoMeaux 12-18-2011 07:21 PM

Maybe squeeler

huntin fool 12-18-2011 07:26 PM

Looks like a brewer duck

1fastmerc 12-18-2011 07:31 PM

It's a dead duck.


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"W" 12-18-2011 07:36 PM

Half gray duck for sure.....it looks like a teal cross..... Never seen a big duck teal cross.. Mostly you have mallards with pintail ,wigon,grays or spoons


Seen a teal woody cross

jchief 12-18-2011 07:41 PM

brewer duck pic
 
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Capt.B 12-18-2011 07:55 PM

Thats a Green wing/ Widgeon cross.:spineyes:

Capt.B 12-18-2011 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt.B (Post 364762)
Thats a Green wing/ Widgeon cross.:spineyes:

Check that......Mallard/Widgeon??

Wide Open 12-18-2011 08:19 PM

A Mutt duck ! Looks like a wigeon gray! Looks funny wit that Lil head!

Kenner18 12-18-2011 08:25 PM

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It is a hyrid of Mallard / Gadwall ,which is known as a Brewers Duck.
In form and proportions this bird is very nearly allied to the Mallard, from which it differs in having the bill considerably narrower, in wanting the recurved feathers of the tail, in having the feet dull yellow in place of orange-red, the speculum more green and duller, without the white bands of that bird, and in the large patch of light red on the side of the head. It may possibly be an accidental variety, or a hybrid between that bird and some other species, perhaps the Gadwall, to which also it bears a great resemblance.

simplepeddler 12-18-2011 08:55 PM

It's a mounted duck!!

boatdriver 12-18-2011 09:14 PM

Brewer's duck. 100%. Awesome!

boatdriver 12-18-2011 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by "W" (Post 364756)
Half gray duck for sure.....it looks like a teal cross..... Never seen a big duck teal cross.. Mostly you have mallards with pintail ,wigon,grays or spoons


Seen a teal woody cross

We shot a blue winged teal crossed with a pintail this year. Had a blue wing breast, almost all white head, and pintail wings. It was pretty bad a s s.

dmtfish 12-18-2011 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenner18 (Post 364772)
It is a hyrid of Mallard / Gadwall ,which is known as a Brewers Duck.
In form and proportions this bird is very nearly allied to the Mallard, from which it differs in having the bill considerably narrower, in wanting the recurved feathers of the tail, in having the feet dull yellow in place of orange-red, the speculum more green and duller, without the white bands of that bird, and in the large patch of light red on the side of the head. It may possibly be an accidental variety, or a hybrid between that bird and some other species, perhaps the Gadwall, to which also it bears a great resemblance.

Yep, think you guys are right...definitely looks like a brewers duck to me....After googling it, seems like it was first documented after one was shot in Lake Barataria in 1822, and the bird was named after an orinthologist.

Shawn Braquet 12-18-2011 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by boatdriver (Post 364794)
We shot a blue winged teal crossed with a pintail this year. Had a blue wing breast, almost all white head, and pintail wings. It was pretty bad a s s.

Wow thought you fell off the face of the earth

RODBENDER 12-19-2011 09:10 AM

Either way it is a awesome specimen! Congrats on a special kill! I would contact the willife boys and ask them about it. See if they are familiar with the bird and see if the bird is common.

SaltERedneck 12-19-2011 09:12 AM

mount dat!!!

Ray 12-19-2011 10:21 AM

1/2 Gray, 1/2 Widgeon, 1/2 Mallard...


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