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321DEAD
02-23-2009, 05:32 PM
I have shot two of these now. The one a few years ago had a body that looked nearly like a hen, but had a green head.

This is the one from this year. It is not as dramatic as the first one but definitely is not a normal green head.

Anyone seen another one like this and have any idea why it looks this way?

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/blaine6464/Picture054.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/blaine6464/Picture052.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/blaine6464/Picture053.jpg
coy
02-23-2009, 05:56 PM
hormones hormones hormones
randy fox
02-23-2009, 07:22 PM
this duck is clearly a cross dresser.I get 1 of those about every other year,i just thought it was a young drake that hasnt gotten his full plume yet.like they are in july and augest you will see alot of young drakes like that...there called eclipse drakes in the bird book.....................R
timberkiller
02-23-2009, 07:46 PM
mallards are the freakiest duck out there
lockemup_evan
02-23-2009, 09:14 PM
We call them he-shes haha
Drake691
02-23-2009, 09:56 PM
it's the "Ru-paul" drake lol
tarpo
02-24-2009, 06:19 AM
Yeah, I shot one of those at Jeffs club this year.
He says they get a few of them a year...
Ruddy
02-24-2009, 08:36 AM
I shot one of those cross gender mallards this year too.
Killer Miller
02-24-2009, 01:34 PM
A few of my buddies have shot those before.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/KillerMiller19_2006/DSCN0712.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/KillerMiller19_2006/DSCN0704.jpg

I also shot this bird this past fall. Almost looks like the body shape of a pintail, long and thin.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/KillerMiller19_2006/DSCN1404-1.jpg
doublereed
02-24-2009, 02:20 PM
That part under the wing of the first two pictures almost looks like it was crossed with a wood duck.
Jeff Riverin
02-24-2009, 05:34 PM
Eclips drakes and hybrids
BUBBA DUCK
02-24-2009, 08:47 PM
Late season hatch of mallards ,still have some brown showin thru. Shot a few and that is what I always thought they where. Also early mallards some are still in eclipse not all colored out yet. The one Killer Miller has posted in bottom pic in middle is a pin/mallard cross. Also know as a mule duck in some places!!