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Clearly this male duck is partially Mallard yet what else?

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris





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2) The hybrid with an American Coot

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4) This female Mallard was following him around

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Jan 28, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Beautiful morris! Superb feather texture and detail! Vibrant colors!
Dan



Jan 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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p.1 #3 · Who am I?


Excellent captures, Morris.
It would be interesting to see his wings extended.
I'm no duck expert, but he looks pretty unique to me -- some kind of hybrid.

Greg



Jan 28, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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p.1 #4 · Who am I?


Nice shots with good color and detail, Morris.
I'm also no duck expert, but I think Mallards and Wigeons commonly mix, and that body color kinda reminds me of a male Wigeon.

Mark



Jan 28, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Have no idea about the species, but lovely shots. He is a very unique combo.

Birdie



Jan 28, 2026 at 03:34 PM
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Cinnamon Teal ........ sounds nice anyhow

Lovely images, that guy has character! Nice exposures and presentation

Karl



Jan 28, 2026 at 05:27 PM
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Super images, but don't have a clue as to the ID.


Jan 28, 2026 at 06:32 PM
 


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Morris,
Nice set of images, if you figure it out, please us know
Chris S



Jan 28, 2026 at 08:43 PM
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p.1 #9 · Who am I?


Mallard and domestic duck


Jan 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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Domestic mallard, also know as Duclair duck... according to SkyNet


Jan 29, 2026 at 01:09 AM
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there's no mystery here. its the most common of ducks.


Jan 29, 2026 at 07:22 AM
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Danpbphoto wrote:
Beautiful morris! Superb feather texture and detail! Vibrant colors!
Dan


Thank you Dan

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gmccroskery wrote:
Excellent captures, Morris.
It would be interesting to see his wings extended.
I'm no duck expert, but he looks pretty unique to me -- some kind of hybrid.

Greg


Thank you Greg. Apparently it's an escaped Domestic Mallard. My research shows they were bread for this look, possibly with Hooded Merganser.

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amyandmark3 wrote:
Nice shots with good color and detail, Morris.
I'm also no duck expert, but I think Mallards and Wigeons commonly mix, and that body color kinda reminds me of a male Wigeon.

Mark


Thank you Mark,

Apparently it's an escaped Domestic Mallard.

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birdied wrote:
Have no idea about the species, but lovely shots. He is a very unique combo.

Birdie


Than you Roberta

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Karl Witt wrote:
Cinnamon Teal ........ sounds nice anyhow

Lovely images, that guy has character! Nice exposures and presentation

Karl


Thank you Karl,

Apparently it's an escaped Domestic Mallard.

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louie champan wrote:
Super images, but don't have a clue as to the ID.


Thank you Louie

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csinseattle wrote:
Morris,
Nice set of images, if you figure it out, please us know
Chris S


Thank you Chris. It's an escaped Domestic Mallard. They were bread for this look. Researching what ducks have a white breast the Hooded Merganser seems to be the candidate to provide that trate.

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Alan Olander wrote:
Mallard and domestic duck


Thank you Alan

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GroovyGeek wrote:
Domestic mallard, also know as Duclair duck... according to SkyNet


Thank you Boyan. I found the same when I searched for ducks with white Brest.

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n.v.m. wrote:
there's no mystery here. its the most common of ducks.


It's common for you yet if you look through the responses you will see that many of us have never seen a Domestic Mallard before.

Morris



Jan 29, 2026 at 08:13 AM
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p.1 #13 · Who am I?


I think the female in #4 is giving him the side eye for similar reasons, wondering where he is in the family tree, heh heh.
Nice catch Morris.

Eric



Jan 29, 2026 at 03:27 PM
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p.1 #14 · Who am I?


It is a cross between a Mallard and a domestic Duclair Duck which is just a domestic French Duck.


Jan 29, 2026 at 08:54 PM







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