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sl8

(13,761 posts) Wed Jul 4, 2018, 06:25 PM Jul 2018

When ducks flunk swimming lessons. Sad, really.

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When ducks flunk swimming lessons. Sad, really. (Original Post) sl8 Jul 2018 OP

Lousy immigrant duck! Bayard Jul 2018 #1

Uber Duck. Hoyt Jul 2018 #2

The white duck is a muscovy, native of Mexico and Central America csziggy Jul 2018 #3

Agree on the muscovy. Bantamfancier Jul 2018 #4

The neck ring almost looks like a wear pattern csziggy Jul 2018 #5

Bayard

(22,063 posts)

1. Lousy immigrant duck!

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Jul 4, 2018, 06:34 PM

Jul 2018

That's a domestic Muskovey in the water. Looks like a wild species getting a free ride.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Uber Duck.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Jul 4, 2018, 06:49 PM

Jul 2018

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

3. The white duck is a muscovy, native of Mexico and Central America

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Jul 4, 2018, 10:03 PM

Jul 2018

As usual the immigrant duck has to carry the load for the native one!

The brown duck might be a cinnamon teal, but from this angle I am not sure.

Bantamfancier

(366 posts)

4. Agree on the muscovy.

Reply to csziggy (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 11:14 AM

Jul 2018

The neck ring says that isn't a teal.

May be a cross. The color pattern is all juked up.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

5. The neck ring almost looks like a wear pattern

Reply to Bantamfancier (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 12:27 PM

Jul 2018

But it's hard to make a definite ID without knowing where the picture was taken. I only have bird ID books for Eastern and Western North America and for the UK, so there are a lot of places where that reddish bird could live that I can't ID from my books.

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