Post by Gord on Feb 23, 2008 23:27:22 GMT -8
At Sardis Pond I ran into this guy today. It didnt click at first that there was something a little off with this fellow until I looked closer. It's apparent that it's a cross between a scaup and a Ring-necked Duck. It's probably hard to say which scaup species it could be. A good one for the hybrid page on the website. Im not sure how common this is. Ive never seen one before or heard of one reported.
A Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Duck are posted below to show what each should look like. You can see the parts of both that went into the above bird. Neat! I should note Im not sure if it is a Lesser or Greater Scaup. The green sheen to the head might suggest Greater as Lesser and Ring-necked both have purple gloss (depending on light intensity and direction of course)
A Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Duck are posted below to show what each should look like. You can see the parts of both that went into the above bird. Neat! I should note Im not sure if it is a Lesser or Greater Scaup. The green sheen to the head might suggest Greater as Lesser and Ring-necked both have purple gloss (depending on light intensity and direction of course)
