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chocolateone · 18 January 2011 at 6:23PM

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What is the mystery bird pictured?

female mallard

[STRIKE]Help please;)[/STRIKE]

Thanks guys:A

Chopstheduck · 18 January 2011 at 6:26PM

it's not a mallard, theya re a lot greener, I'm off for a google!

I think it might be a blue winged teal.

It's gonan be hard to identify with it';s head covered anyway!

chocciemonster · 18 January 2011 at 6:31PM

It's definitely not a drake as they are a lot more colourful. It seems to match the female though. I'm still searching!

amsquared · 18 January 2011 at 6:31PM

Its a female Mallard

jillski_2 · 18 January 2011 at 6:35PM

It's a mallard. (female) the male's have green heads.

chocciemonster · 18 January 2011 at 6:44PM

Agree... Here's a pic of both male and female with their heads tucked in

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonythemisfit/3175208180/in/photostream/

Notice how the legs are orange too, whereas the teal has black legs, although they look very similar

theindiekid · 18 January 2011 at 6:45PM

I also think it's a female mallard. I used to go bird watching with my grandad when I was a bairn!

cherubdc · 19 January 2011 at 12:12AM

Done a bit of googling and I think it's a Pacific Black duck

http://www.pbase.com/jniemann/image/108012678/original

But this is only my opinion.

lizd31 · 19 January 2011 at 7:08AM

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dogcat_2 · 19 January 2011 at 12:43PM

No...worked fine for me...just logged in and it submitted....good luck.

dangler · 19 January 2011 at 7:07PM

If you google images of "female teal", that's what I think it is. Very similar to a mallard, but the coloured flash on the wing is green, not blue. The one in the comp photo is green (at least on my monitor!)