During the last week, I received some terrific photos from two readers who had encountered a very distinctive duck at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas. They weren’t quite sure about its identity, but I bet you have some ideas. Take a guess, then check out the link after the photos to see if you’re right!
Odd duck © Chris Hirsch
Odd duck © Tom Ellis
Did you identify this duck correctly? Gloat or repent in the comments…
Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but he's also a traveler who fully expects to see every bird in the world. Besides founding 10,000 Birds in 2003, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining but now extirpated nature blog resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network and I and the Bird.
Blue-winged Teal x Green-winged Teal Hybrid.
Check out Baikal Teal next time you are up that way. The face pattern is very reminiscent.
I’m here with the Great Ornithologist Felonious Jive. Guess what? He got it right.
@Seagullsteve: He did?!?? Oh, man … maybe it WAS a Peregrine after all.