12 January 2012, 07:44
collectorBlack Duck VS Mallard - For gunners WEST of the Mississippi
Black Duck Drake VS Mallard Female.....this pic is for waterfowlers west of the Mississippi who do not get to see very many Black Ducks in their flyways !!!
Black Ducks are probably one of the smartest and wariest of all North American waterfowl. Calling them really does not work...but...they do make mistakes early in the morning
13 January 2012, 03:44
L. David Keith
Black ducks can be very wary around here but their numbers are fading slowly. They respond to calling if they're flying with Mallards and if your where they want to be, they work with grace into the timber or decoys. Use a Widgeon whistle if they won't respond to mallard calls. It will work sometime when nothing else will. How about the Mottled/Mexican/Florida species? Would like to see similar pics of those.
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13 January 2012, 08:27
collectorDigging them out LDK...will post them soon.
Here is the Black Duck Male and Female difference in bill color.
13 January 2012, 08:48
collectorHere you go LDK here are both species of Mottled Duck...the nominate species the FLORIDA Mottled Duck on top and the GULF Mottled Duck on the bottom.
Florida I shot in Lake Okeechobee and the Gulf I shot in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
13 January 2012, 08:59
collectorLast one of the bunch that you asked for is the Mexican Duck ... also known as the Mexican Mallard. This is the drake in this pic which I shot in Los Mochis, Mexico.
Please note that the Mexican Duck is NOT a Mottled Duck.
This is a sub-species of Mallard....and if someone is telling you that this is a Mottled Duck sub-species then I am afraid they are misguided souls and need some direction
