What kind of duck is this?
12-01-2002, 04:18 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brocton New York USA
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RE: What kind of duck is this?
You have a Lesser Scaup or commonly known as a Blue Bill, hen. the difference between a Lesser and Greater Scaup hen lies in the eye and bill of the duck. Lesser has an orange colored eye and an almost blackish blue colored bill. The Greater has a light yellow colored eye and a dark blueish grey bill with a black tip. Both go around 1 to 3 pounds with the Greater being a slight bit bigger. Either way they eat well : )
12-01-2002, 06:21 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: dell rapids south dakota USA
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RE: What kind of duck is this?
One of the easiest ways to identify the greater is that the light gray of the speculum will extend from the secondary flight feathers into the primaries. The lesser never has the light color past the secondaries. Eyes can vary more in individuals and because of age than from the two different races.
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