Mallard oddity

[field marshal]

Okay you duck hunters whats up with this Mallard?
Photo taken today at Cowichan Bay. It's too early for eclipse phase?
Cheers, Field Marshal.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Mallard-M-or-F.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=18524&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)

[lip_ripper00]

I am not a duck hunter, But I would say its crossed with a barn yard Rouen?

[Ian F.]

I'll go with hermaphrodite, has both male and female characteristics. Be interesting to do a cloacal probe on that one!

[guest]

That's a ..... He - She !

Likely and early molt, the warm weathers got him mixed up .

Mind you, the orange beak looks hen like, the curlys drake like, no no molt ...... thats a He-She !

CT

[field marshal]

Right on Ian:wink:
Google Hermaphradite mallard and it will give you the scoop!!
Cheers, Field Marshal.

[Deer Sausage]

truly bizzarre...some female characteristics and some male...is that what it is?..a hermaphrodite? ive never seen that before. weird..thanks for sharing.

[MuleyStalker]

It has chronic waste disease:wink:

[greasysidedown]

It's called a "shim", not a she and not a him.
I kinda work with one.

[Spy]

Looks Like an old drake.

[Young buck]

Almost looks to be crossed with a Gadwal

[wicket]

drake mallard

[field marshal]

Okay fellas!!
Go to Google. Punch in Hermaphrodite Mallard.
Then scroll down and click on H.M. on Flickr.
Cheers, Field Marshal.

[Marc]

Something like that would be worthy of getting mounted. Pretty neat find for sure. Might have to go for a walk down the bay and see if I can locate this guy / girl for a few pictures.