Susan,

That's one of the many "breeds" of Mallards, I think called "bibbed." If you want to see how incredibly variable Mallards can be through all the centuries of breeding them in captivity, check out this website: http://10000birds.com/manky-mallards-domestic-feral-or-just-plain-odd-mallards.htm

Dennis


On Nov 14, 2009, at 12:00 PM, tweeters-request at mailman2.u.washington.edu wrote:

> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:58:06 -0800
> From: "Susan M Johnston" <smj5727 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Joseph Higbee's Unknown Duck
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Joseph Higbee of Spanaway posted photos taken with his new Canon D7:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/jvhigbee/gallery/c_current
>
> One is of an 'Unknown Duck'. We have seen such a duck on Meadowbrook Pond
> in Northeast Seattle and have no idea what it is or whether it is a cross.
> Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks,
> Susan Johnston

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