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Unusual Duck or just very brown eclipse plumage on a common Mallard [Pembrokeshire] (1 Viewer)
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Simon Wates
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Look like male Mallards in eclipse...oh and I see the baby Dodo - its looking to the left :-O
stevethehydra
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Eclipse plumage varies a lot in Mallards, even when dodgy domestic-descended drakes aren't taken into account. All the large ducks here are eclipse male Mallards.
The half-hidden smaller birds are difficult to identify, but could either be half-grown mallard ducklings (a late brood) or female/eclipse Teal.
The half-hidden smaller birds are difficult to identify, but could either be half-grown mallard ducklings (a late brood) or female/eclipse Teal.
