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anas fulvigula

  1. Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck

    The Florida population is now recognized as a separate subspecies (A. f. fulvigula) from the allopatric Texas and Louisiana population (A. f. maculosa). Florida birds have a yellower bill and less distinctly marked plumage. This is a male. Females have an orange bill. A close relative of the...
  2. Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck

    This is a typical male Mottled Duck, resident on the Gulf Coast and in Florida. Birds in Texas are the race "A. f. maculosa" which can be confused with Mexican Duck, a recent split from Mallard which ranges further west in the Texas interior. Note this bird's more blended, less contrasting...
  3. Mottled Duck Family

    Mottled Duck Family

    Mottled Ducks (Anas fulvigula maculosa) Mom with her teenage mod squad.
  4. Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula maculosa)
  5. Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula maculosa)
  6. Mottled Duck

    Mottled Duck

    This close relative of the American Black Duck and Mallard is resident on the Gulf Coast and in Florida. Males and females pair early in the season, usually by November and breeding begins in January. I believe this is a male. Females have an orange bill and paler body plumage. Birds in Texas...
  7. MOTTLED DUCK PORT ST LUCIE, FL

    MOTTLED DUCK PORT ST LUCIE, FL

    I shot this over the weekend also of this mama Mottled Duck watching over her babies as they were swimming around. She keeps them in the shallow part of the run off from one lake to another. One side has several Alligators and the other I think is clear of gators but I am not sure. For the most...
  8. Mottled Ducks

    Mottled Ducks

    Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula subsp. maculosa) Sexes very similar but bill color can separate sexes, at least during breeding season. Female left, male right. East end of Galveston Island. Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Barrier Island, adjacent to Galveston Bay.
  9. Mottled Duck (duckling)

    Mottled Duck (duckling)

    Mottled Duck duckling (Anas fulvigula subsp. maculosa) South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Small pond in front of the Convention Center adjacent to Laguna Madre at ca. 1 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
  10. Ms. Riverside Park 2013

    Ms. Riverside Park 2013

    Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Photographed around one of the ponds in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Open park and pond side with scattered trees at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
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