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What kind of duck is this? I saw three ducks like this, walking around a wildlife preserve today. They didn't seem afraid of me. I liked the color of the beak. I wish I could have taken this, when the sun was out (which we had for a few minutes). They were quite colorful.

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Why, that's a very...happy duck! ;-)

OK, I know that wasn't the answer you were looking for, but it'll take the thread back up the page and hopefully someone more ornithologically minded may be able to help out.

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Thanks. I appreciate you taking a look, and moving it up on the page too. This was the first time, I'd seen ducks like this on one of my bird expeditions.
 
Thanks Henry. I appreciate you coming on by, and taking a look. I think you're right. I was doing a search on the internet...seems to be some sort of Muscovy duck. This was the first time I had seen ducks like this, while walking around looking for birds to capture with my telephoto lens.
 
Good question? But a nice shot of the bird.
Myself I would call it diner with a glass of wine!
 
Thanks. I think they are a Muscovy duck. They were much too nice to be part of dinner. :)
 
Thanks for the reply. They were much too friendly and nice to be part of dinner. They came out of the water to the right of me, marched close enough for some nice photos. I'll have to go out there again on a better day, and see if they will pose for me. :)
 
Muscovy ducks yes. Young females - note caruncling between eyes and beak not completed let alone adult white wing patches. Both seem to have whitehead mutation although white in scovies is not completely understood. Brown phenotype is called chocolate mutation. Feral domestic birds like these often used for utility farm birds, meat, pets or any combination thereof.

Follow more links at this thread for more nitty gritty details esp. on hybrids.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1027&message=37403703&q=muscovy+hybrid&qf=m
 
Hi, Digi,

I agree with Henry. The tan and white is some sort of Muscovy hybrid, but I didn't think Muscovies would interbreed with other domestic duck varieties. The black and white duck is more what a Muscovy should look like. I think your reserve picks up a lot of dumped off domestic water fowl, which is why they appear tame. The tan and white might be a cross with an Indian Runner, the drakes of which will likely **** any female duck out there.
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Thanks. I like these colorful ducks. I saw them again last Saturday at the wetlands preserve, but it was cloudy, so I didn't take any more photos of them. When we get some sun, I'll have to see if these ducks would like to pose for me again. :)
 
Thanks for all the information. I'll have to see if I can find them again on a sunny day. I thought they were so colorful and different from all of the mallards and geese that we have around here. I like the purple colored beak.
 
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