Until I learn otherwise, I am saying that it is probably an immature female wood duck, as identified by +Mike Goodwin and seconded by +Stephen Thackeray – thanks a lot you two! I will change the title once we are 100% sure.
Another young bird photographed on the same overcast rainy day in Miner's Marsh in August. I thought it was a young mallard, but I see more clearly now that it probably isn't, as there seem to be no photographs of mallards with white stripes around the eyes and the base of the bill is not the right colour. There are many wrong things about it (not wrong, of course, just wrong for mallard) in my thinking, so I am stumped here. My bird app has not come up with an answer. Can you?
If you can identify it I will amend the title with the species name and credit you with the identification! (Now there's incentive for you! 😉 – it can be a real claim to fame. LOL)
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Yes. This a cute duck. I like her coloring:-)
Cute little duck. Hard to get a clear shot of the face sometimes when they are floating around in the water but you managed well to get a nice one. =o)
So great!
Absolutely cute and lovely!!:-)
J'ai utilisé la traduction de google plus pour bien comprendre.Je ne pense pas que ce soit un canard en bois "wood duck" mais pour savoir si c'en est un ou pas il faut le capturer et si il pond des oeufs c'est que c'est une femelle et qu'il n'est pas en bois…..j'ai honte mais j'ai honte!!! bisous à vous deux
Beautiful bird and shot!
Magnifique
He's a beautiful little fellow and your photograph is wonderful!! Thanks for sharing with +Water Bird Wednesday !!
So cute little duck!! I've red through the comments and found this link: http://www.flyways.us/duck-identification-resources/dabbling-ducks/wood-duck maybe it helps?
Still very young duck.Sorry i don't be sure but yes it looks like a wood-duck! Very beautiful +Ellie Kennard!
Yes, of course, Jeff is the perfect one to help if he's around. There is a lot of white stripe on that bird's face, more than a female has… Thanks +Marilyn Benham
+Jeff Wendorff? Are you there?
You could tag Our friend +Jeff Wendorff too ♥
Don't know what it is but love the blue in it.
Great help, everyone! 😀 Thanks also +Denise Morgan Kalicki
Just looked up female Wood duck, yep, 99% ay it is one.
Yes, I see it now. Probably is (the G+ comments came in late and so I missed the first ones and only read the last).
So +Mike Goodwin wins the acclaim and +Stephen Thackeray follows hot on his heels.
Immature wood duck? Maybe guys? +Phil Armishaw
thanks +Stephen Thackeray and +Mike Goodwin
I can't find any photos of one that look like that, but there is a limited number of species it can be.
I'm with +Mike Goodwin 🙂
Maybe +Phil Armishaw knows. He is quite knowledgeable about birds.
Phil?
yes I see what you mean.. I have seen the white on mallards but with that crest starting now I don't know.. Yes +Mike Goodwin might be right about that! ♥xo
I would guess that it is a juvenile Female Wood Duck
+Marilyn Benham – that's what I first thought. But with the face markings it doesn't look like any mallards I have seen (and we used to breed them in France, too). I've never seen a mallard with white around the eye and with those streaks of white on the face. Also looks as if it might have a small crest developing?
Thanks +Sofie Løve Forsberg – I know what you mean.
so cute.. Looks like it could be a young Mallard duck, probably a male +Ellie Kennard ♥
Difficult question, Ellie!! Looking forward to the answer with you.
So much more easy for me to id the local Pheasants 😀