On Mon, 17 Apr 1995, Susan Collicott wrote:

>
> Out here at NOAA, I've been keeping my eye on a pair of Mallards.......

> But over the past 2 weeks, she's been losing all color in her plumage. She's
> down to white and very light golden tan feathers.
>
Susan, i saw a pair like this Sunday at the Fill! Same ones? Same effect?
I just assumed that the female was a Mallard/domestic cross, and ,being
the speciesist that i am, promptly ignored them. Now i regret my lack of
attention, what's going on here? UV bleaching?
David Wilbur