American Black Duck or Mottled Duck?
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American Black Duck or Mottled Duck?
i shot a duck that i beleive may be a true black duck and not justt a mottled duck like we usually kill down here in texas. I was not able to upload a picture onto the thread but if you think you could help me identify the duck i would really appreciate it. If you would leave you email address i will send you a picture. Thank You
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RE: American Black Duck or Mottled Duck?
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RE: American Black Duck or Mottled Duck?
First:
What color are the feet?
Second:
What color is the speculum (patch on the wing) and how are the colors oriented?
Thrid:
What does the underside of the wing look like, brown in the feathers?
Fourth:
How about that beak? And what is the OAL of the bird?
What color are the feet?
Second:
What color is the speculum (patch on the wing) and how are the colors oriented?
Thrid:
What does the underside of the wing look like, brown in the feathers?
Fourth:
How about that beak? And what is the OAL of the bird?
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RE: American Black Duck or Mottled Duck?
Easiest way is to see if there is a thin white border on the bottom edge of the speculum. Black ducks have no white around the speculum, and the mottled ducks have a thin white border on the bottom edge. Mottled also have a black border where the bill meets the head.
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