KnotLisa Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Sorry for the terribly cropped pics! Not the Ring-necked - the other, smaller one. Today, 3/23, in Lehigh county, PA. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 That duck is also a Ring-necked. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2 minutes ago, Aidan B said: That duck is also a Ring-necked. What's with the gray breast? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Just now, Avery said: What's with the gray breast? I think it's probably a photo artifact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 minute ago, Aidan B said: I think it's probably a photo artifact. I dunno. It goes from brown to gray from different angles, and highly contrasts with the head and back at all angles... it's also got something going on around the chin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnotLisa Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Definitely not a duck expert, but this bird seemed about 25% smaller then the male Ring-necked. I took I bunch of pics (it was raining slightly, and misty) because in the field this one seemed so different from the near-by Ring-necked Ducks. Because of the distance/conditions, I don't think I could get much better pics than these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) Whatever it is, it is at least in part a RNDU. Just looks a bit too odd for a molt explanation to me, but I could be going crazy… Edited March 23 by Avery 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I can't account for the apparent size (the bird with the two males on the left also looks small) but is it just a (very) late maturing male, although this seems a stretch as they typically look like an adult (except for the brightness of the spur) by late January. I was hoping there might be some other suggestions. This is a terrible photo of an Immature male mid January this year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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