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Old 11-16-2013, 04:20 PM
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Can someone tell me what duck this is? I thought it was a canvasback hen, but not sure. It also looks like a redhead. I've shot a few of these in Texas, but I am not good at identifying ducks (other than teal, greys, pintails, etc.).
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Old 11-16-2013, 04:24 PM
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Can someone tell me what duck this is? I thought it was a canvasback hen, but not sure. It also looks like a redhead. I've shot a few of these in Texas, but I am not good at identifying ducks (other than teal, greys, pintails, etc.).
I would say drake scaup In an eclipse plumage.


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Old 11-16-2013, 04:30 PM
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Old 11-16-2013, 05:04 PM
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The beak is throwing me off though looks identical to a redhead. Possibly a hybrid
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Old 11-16-2013, 05:11 PM
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Looks more like a redhead hen to me
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Old 11-16-2013, 05:16 PM
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Looks more like a redhead hen to me
Red head hens are a lot lighter brown. Just too dark of a brown I think it's a hybrid I could be wrong though.


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Old 11-16-2013, 05:17 PM
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Old 11-16-2013, 06:03 PM
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It is a Redhead Eclipse Drake . In full plumage it would have a darker breast and much more red on its head .
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Old 11-16-2013, 06:13 PM
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It is a Redhead Eclipse Drake . In full plumage it would have a darker breast and much more red on its head .
This is what I was thinking.
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Old 11-16-2013, 06:25 PM
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Thanks. I thought it was a redhead, but wasn't sure. Someone said it might have been a canvasback, but I didn't think the neck was thick enough.
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Old 11-16-2013, 07:19 PM
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Thanks. I thought it was a redhead, but wasn't sure. Someone said it might have been a canvasback, but I didn't think the neck was thick enough.
Redhead... Def not a canvasback, they have all black bills
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It is a Redhead Eclipse Drake . In full plumage it would have a darker breast and much more red on its head .
I agree although I do not claim to be a duckologist.
We have killed a few like that this year and that is what I was calling them.
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Old 11-16-2013, 08:45 PM
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It is a Redhead Eclipse Drake . In full plumage it would have a darker breast and much more red on its head .
So in eclipse plumage their eyes aren't gold?


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Old 11-17-2013, 04:24 AM
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So in eclipse plumage their eyes aren't gold?


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Yes they are always . You can somewhat see it in one of the pics . I think its just hard to tell in the pics ,prob due to the camera or poor lighting or maybe even because its been dead awhile .
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Old 11-17-2013, 04:26 AM
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Yes they are always . You can somewhat see it in one of the pics . I think its just hard to tell in the pics ,prob due to the camera or poor lighting or maybe even because its been dead awhile .
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Old 11-17-2013, 08:41 AM
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Sorry, don't remember the color of the eye when it was shot. Thanks for the info.
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It is a Redhead Eclipse Drake . In full plumage it would have a darker breast and much more red on its head .
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put dat in a gumbo
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Old 11-16-2013, 09:55 PM
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Its a red head mixed with a lesser scaup, mixed with a black panther.
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Old 11-16-2013, 09:57 PM
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