Large duck on lake in France (1 Viewer)

[footman]

Seen by a lake in Gigny sur Saone, Burgundy.

 

[Nutcracker]

Domesticated hybrid Mallard x Muscovy Duck. Escape from a poultry farm :t:

 

[footman]

Thanks very much for that info.

 

[Zheljko]

I think Mallard might have been a wild one, or a domestic bird with wild-type color. In any case this plumage looks great.

 

[stevethehydra]

Yes, that dark/rich chestnutty kind of colour is typical of Mallard/Muscovy crosses where the Mallard parent is wild-type in plumage or close to it.

You don't often see the legs on these hybrids, but I note the stoutness and prominent claws (compared to "pure" Mallard-types) as also showing the Muscovy influence. Nicely illustrative example!