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American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)

Anas rubripes x Anas platyrhynchos

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Notes:

About 20 mallards and this blond colored duck (a mallard?) following what I thought was a male mallard; but the male's colorings seem off. ...2/10/2017 update: Thanks to Jellis, I believe the blond duck and the male in front of it, are both hybrids.

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Jellis
the one next to the blonde one is also a hybrid https://www.beautyofbirds.com/mallardhybrids.html

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PublishedJanuary 25, 2017

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