Know Your Ducks Part 3

[ilovesprig]

Divers......These are the most common in our area.....Most are black & white or have a redhead, black & white....Can't find a picture of Goldeneyes..... :-[

1st two pix......Scaup......Greater & lesser bluebills

2nd two pix.....Redheads

3rd two pix.....Canvasbacks.....Cans

4th two pix.....Ringnecks......Ringers, ringed bill

5th two pix.....Ruddys.......Butterballs (I know 8steele has good pix..... ;D)

6th two pix.....Buffleheads

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[ilovesprig]

Merganser's are another diver type duck that you will see occasionally in SoCal.....Hooded & common's.

Jesse......Post up that great picture of that common merganser drake. I only have a hen.

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[msteiger]

Great threads Steve. Thanks! Particularly useful to connect all the slang terms to the birds.

 

[D16hunter]

Great thread. I might have a pic of a merganser drake. My uncle killed one on a hunt with him in Texas. Even the guides dog wouldn't touch it that tells me don't shoot em lol


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[Aeon]

Drake Canvasback

 

[utahduckhunter]

well here are some common merganser

 

[ilovesprig]

Thanks Richard.......Looks like a possible hen goldeneye as well....... 8)

 

[8SteelTown]

1st pic SCAUP
2nd pic RUDDY
3rd pic BUFFLE HEAD (w/ a gadwall on top)

 

[8SteelTown]

Ruddy sittin pretty. While they are a diver and prefer to swim away from you, they WILL fly (normally only a foot or so above the water). I ate a large amount of these dudes last year and, if you brine them right, taste just as good as a greenhead. Quick to cook and keeps your portion size below your daily cholesterol intake.

 

[8SteelTown]

MERGANSER

 

[MJB]

Where's the spoony?

 

[8SteelTown]

Where's the spoony?

Part 1:
http://southerncaliforniahunting.com/huntersforum/index.php/topic,8275.0.html

 

[ilovesprig]

Left out Common Goldeneyes (actually 2 species, Barrow's would be very rare in SoCal))......Finally found a fair picture of a pair of drakes.....Similar looking to a bufflehead, but twice as big. Hens are brown with a bright golden eye....Beautiful duck

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[Adstaxidermyshoppe]

Sprig, you say common in our area, yet all your pictures are 20 years old! Havnt been taking the camera out lately?
One other thing, in my opinion, if you can't tell what species of duck is flying by, or be able to tell hens from drakes, you shouldn't be duck hunting. Might as well go shoot skeet or Eurasian dove if you just want to shoot or kill something.

 

[steveo007]

those three gentlemen look like they all got birdies on the 9th hole duck pond at the local golf coarse

 

[8SteelTown]

those three gentlemen look like they all got birdies on the 9th hole duck pond at the local golf coarse

HA! Didn't notice that before. That'd be rad to play an 18 and get to pop off some ducks at the same time! MAN if they let me just do bunny and coyote, I'd be stoked!

 

[Aeon]

Sprig has taken a vow of spoonage since 2003. So when you see old pics it's because of that

 

[ilovesprig]

Sprig, you say common in our area, yet all your pictures are 20 years old! Havnt been taking the camera out lately?
One other thing, in my opinion, if you can't tell what species of duck is flying by, or be able to tell hens from drakes, you shouldn't be duck hunting. Might as well go shoot skeet or Eurasian dove if you just want to shoot or kill something.

ADS,

Hell, some of those pix are 40 years old.....But you're right, I need to get out more often, learn my birds, and take more pictures.....


ps......Since you sound like a duck ID expert. How about sharing some of your mounts & waterfowl pix......

pss....A couple of pictures from the Salton Sea today of fine Northern Shovelers/spoonies/bootlip/faciallyendowd ducks in the feeding position.....

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[Adstaxidermyshoppe]

I'm working on the pics, I mainly use an I pad at night to explore the web. My finished work pics are on my pc. I'll get my butt on here in a minute and do it. It will be on the taxidermy thread though. I might not be an expert, but I've hunted enough to not just shoot everything. I like to pick out the drakes and prime mature birds to mount or gift to other taxidermists to practice on or use for themselves. It's not that hard to do unless theres not much light to do so.

 

[MJB]

posted the pics in the taxidermy section, but got a pm saying im not contracted so they will probably be deleted...look fast.lol.

So you call Trig out...Then post your birds in a section not related to your rant........Come on dude....It's about teaching, not profit