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stratos22

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #1

check out these pics....could it be a wood duck/mallard hybrid?

 

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stratos22

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• Jan 7, 2003

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next

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stratos22

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• Jan 7, 2003

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next

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stratos22

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• Jan 7, 2003

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last one

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Steve

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #5

could it be dead?

 

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peter hayes

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #6

No, it is just bereft of life.........

 

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peter hayes

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #7

Do you think he has throttled it?

 

Steve

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #8

Im no columbo but pic one is a bit of a clue, your Honour.

 

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stratos22

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #9

sigh.....you guys are hopeless! lol.
why would he throttle it?...doesnt everyone know Hybrids cant reproduce anyways!?!?...unless....hes just having some fun!? lol


so...credible opinions?

 

Steve

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #10

so is it morte or not stratos ?

 

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stratos22

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #11

yes, it was taken by a hunter somewhere here in the states.
i've seen a couple similar to this but they were not hybrids.

but this one seems to have a tuft and smaller bill.

 

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peter hayes

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #12

We were right, Steve! They'd nailed it to its perch! Given its a hybrid, do you think it might have a touch of Nowegian Blue in there somewhere?

 

T0ny

Okillre Member

• Jan 7, 2003

• #13

I can find reference to a New Zealand Blue Duck, but not a Norwegian Blue - was this a slip of the keyboard, or are you attempting to cause a rift in the forum - sort of a parrot-schism ?

Tony

 

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peter hayes

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #14

T0ny

You're too good for this place.......

This whole thread seems a little Pythonesque to me!

 

T0ny

Okillre Member

• Jan 7, 2003

• #15

Well, I think the earlier questioning of poor stratos22 was a little harsh - I mean no-one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

Cardinal Richelieu.

 

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stratos22

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• Jan 7, 2003

• #16

*throws hands up in the air*

i give up....lol3

 

T0ny

Okillre Member

• Jan 7, 2003

• #17

Being serious about your query, I doubt very much if the duck you sent pix of is Mallard x Wood Duck - the reason being that they are from two separate groups - Mallards belong to the Anas tribe, whereas Wood Duck (or Carolina Duck, the name I prefer) is from the Aix tribe.

HTH

Tony

 

Colin

Axeman (Retired)

• Jan 7, 2003

• #18

Looks like a hybrid Mallard of some description possibly a wild Mallard crossed with a domesticated one. It could be a domesticated one which is fully winged. BUT not all hybrids are infertile.......Ruddy Duck and White-headed Duck produce fertile hybrids which is was all the fuss is about in Europe.


Colin

 

Steve

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Staff member

• Jan 7, 2003

• #19

I dont think its a duck at all. I think its a cross between a homing
pidgeon and a woodpecker..

not only does it deliver your mail, it knocks on the door as well.

 

T0ny

Okillre Member

• Jan 7, 2003

• #20

And of course, if you don't anser, it will create its own letter box in which to deliver your mail.

Tony

Sorry - mistake there - anseridae are geese not ducks.