duck

[rlp]

greetings.

 

swimming on water. mostly alone. bill looks black. black stripe across eye, bordered by whitish swaths above and below. body seemed dark brown, with white edges here and there. eye also seemed dark. dark brown cap, with other parts of head and throat possibly appearing a lighter brown.

my best efforts (female): mallard; american black; green-winged teal.

 

apologies for poor lighting / quality: the sun will be where the sun be; i have yet to learn the phone camera advanced options.

 

edit: 07 july 2020; late afternoon / prevening / evening.

Edited July 10, 2020 by rlp
date, timeframe

[Phalarope713]

This looks good for a female Mallard. Hard to say if there's any black duck genes mixed in.

Edited July 10, 2020 by Phalarope713

[Liam]

The curvature of the supercilium suggests some domestic heritage, but otherwise pure Mallard.

[Tony Leukering]

The white tail rules out American Black Duck and Green-winged Teal.