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Duck ID

geogaddi · 2010-05-07 18:54:23

I spotted this colourful chap on a lunchtime perambulation around a Dublin park during the week. He was pestering a female mallard, who is also in shot. A quick glance at the duck section of the Irish Wildlife Book does not yield an ID. Any ideas? DSC00133.JPG

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07-05-2010 7:54pm

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I spotted this colourful chap on a lunchtime perambulation around a Dublin park during the week. He was pestering a female mallard, who is also in shot. A quick glance at the duck section of the Irish Wildlife Book does not yield an ID. Any ideas?

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#2 07-05-2010 8:05pm
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Carolina Wood Duck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Duck

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If the bird was tame then almost most certainly an escape from a wildfowl collection. Male wood duck it is.

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