Know Your Ducks Part 1

[ilovesprig]

Here's a few pictures of some of the more common species we hunt here in SoCal.....Alive & dead..... .....I will go with 4 tonight and guys can add pictures of each species as I add birds each time. Hens pictures would be especially helpful.

1st two pix.....Pintail (center) also called sprig.....(Mallards & widgeon in the pic too)

2nd two pix....American Widgeon

3rd two pix.....Mallards also called greenheads

4th two pix.....Northern Shoveler....Also called spoonies (& numerous other things... ;D)

5th two pix.....Wood Ducks......Woodies

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[Aeon]

Widgon in flight.... Best photo I have ever taken

Here is a hen mallard in flight.

 

[Aeon]

so is the idea to show photos of the ducks you call out in each part?

 

[ilovesprig]

so is the idea to show photos of the ducks you call out in each part?

Yes......I just finished GW's, Cinny's, BW, and Gaddy's......I'm hoping this will help new waterfowlers on their duck ID.

Plus, I get to see a bunch of cool pictures of birds..... ;D

 

[ilovesprig]

Another note about IDing ducks......Most hens are very drab in color.....Light to dark browns.....Some have the yellowish bills with blacks spots (gadwall & mallards).....Well, except when you shoot a he/she.....I got this guy (?) at San J......Yellow/orange bill like a hen, but colors closer to a drake.....Gamey said he'd consider it a drake.

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[ilovesprig]

Couple more you may come across......European Widgeon (San Luis Rey River) & Storm Widgeon......Storm widgeon are not a different species from American Widgeon, but have a almost pure whitish head with green stripe.

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[8SteelTown]

Shoveler - Don't get confused at first light seeing the orange feet and green head. Look at the bill color. Plus they're smaller than most greenies.

 

[topher1111]

Drake pintail

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