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I'm thinking this might be a Mallard Muscovy Duck hybrid?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/sueKay/_DSC0899_zpse51d0190.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/sueKay/_DSC0903_zpscbb8e39a.jpg

It was one of two drakes that were much larger than regular Mallards. The other one had plumage almost completely identical to the other ducks, but this one's a wee bit different! The other ducks were slightly hostile to it, nipping at it occasionally.

And here's the other large one:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/sueKay/_DSC0907_zpsac7d6a62.jpg
 
They're both just big domestic Mallards in my opinion. I don't see any signs of Muscovy influence in either.
 
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