Duck ID PleaseThis is a discussion on Duck ID Please within the Nature and Wildlife forums, part of the Showcase category; Can someone help me identify what type of duck this is please?
This poor thing was swimming all by itself ...
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11-14-2009, 06:51 PM
Can someone help me identify what type of duck this is please?
This poor thing was swimming all by itself this morning 
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11-14-2009, 07:08 PM
Don't know the ID, but you've got a very nice picture! | | | |
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11-14-2009, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ttusa Don't know the ID, but you've got a very nice picture! | Thanks. Looks too green and grainy for me, but I did like taking pictures of whatever this is.
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11-14-2009, 07:20 PM
I am thinking it is a Black Bellied Whistling Duck. Been wrong before. Nice shot.
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11-15-2009, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by newtune3 i Am Thinking It Is A Black Bellied Whistling Duck. Been Wrong Before. Nice Shot. | +1 | | | |
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11-15-2009, 04:14 PM
Thanks everyone. It appears to be a consensus.
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11-15-2009, 04:52 PM
Juvinille Black Bellied Whisling Tree Duck AKA Mexican Squeller | | | |
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11-15-2009, 09:20 PM
The adults have orange bills, like mom & dad in this shot with this year's brood....  | | | |
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11-16-2009, 06:40 AM
A.K.A Mexican Squeller
Duck Hunters in S. Texas call them the, " Mexican Squeller". The first cold front pushes them South across the border. and of course the squelling sound they make. | | | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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