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Title: 2 pics
Post by The Mad Viking on Sep 13^th, 2015 at 3:58pm

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Its kind of strange that these 2 pics is the same bird or what? :)

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Post by Mike NZ on Sep 13^th, 2015 at 5:04pm

Guessing one is the male and one the female? With the male being the brightly coloured one at the top.

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Post by AussieBrian on Sep 13^th, 2015 at 11:29pm

My guess is grebe with the male on top, maybe in nuptial plumage.

They'd go well with a heavier dinner ale.

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by The Mad Viking on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 2:02am

both are male and the same bird

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by Batch on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 2:44am

Fantastic photos Svenn... I suspect the Mandarin duck in gray plumage is a hen... There is a species of gray male Mandarine ducks but they have a big top knot of head feathers... the hens don't.

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The male molts the bright breeding plumage and starts looking like a hen... There are still some tell tail male plumage characteristics like the blue around the hackles and wing highlights.

However after closer examination, Svenn is correct... The male Mandarin duck in eclipse plumage retains his orange bill... The female Mandarin ducks have a gray or dark colored bill in all the photos I pulled up.

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by MDR on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 2:51am

What I think he is saying is they are the same duck

{Its kind of strange that these 2 pics is the same bird or what?}

Mark.

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by The Mad Viking on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 2:57am

we did ask the vet university about this and they did say its the same bird.youth With eclipse suit and one as adult

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by MDR on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 3:27am

got it

Mark

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by Mark Olson on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 1:12pm

My first thought was it's a cross dresser... ::)

Maybe it's the famous Jenner duck. ;)

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by Charlie on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 6:22pm

The first one looks so good that at first I wondered if it was a decoy.

Beautiful

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by Marc on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 8:17pm

Mark Olson wrote on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 1:12pm:

My first thought was it's a cross dresser... ::)

Maybe it's the famous Jenner duck. ;)

LOL

Title: Re: 2 pics
Post by BarbaraD on Sep 15^th, 2015 at 10:07am

Marc wrote on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 8:17pm:

Mark Olson wrote on Sep 14^th, 2015 at 1:12pm:

My first thought was it's a cross dresser... ::)

Maybe it's the famous Jenner duck. ;)

LOL

;D ;D ;D