What's This

[Larry Hitchens]

Okay guys, I'm stumped this bird came in with a group of Northern Shovelers and Mallards but I've never seen a "White Duck" White Goose yes white duck no. He is shaped and looks like a mallard and about the same size including the curled back tail feathers, also got another "morph" in with that group it too looks like a mallard has a much darker green head from the neck back it looks like a pintail but has a large white breast will post this one later.
Maybe we live too close to three mile island ha!!

[john crookes]

to me and I am no expert by any means but it loks like a lucistic mallard

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Looks like an escaped domestic duck to me.

[Arthur Morris]

??? My first reaction was "Long Island Duckling" (aka dinner), but it does have the curled tail of a male Mallard; could it be a leucistic Mallard? If you see it out of the water, check to see if it has the hanging belly look of a domesticated duck...

As for the image, good exposure and sharp, but I would love to see the whole head reflection.

later and love, artie

[Larry Hitchens]

??? My first reaction was "Long Island Duckling" (aka dinner), but it does have the curled tail of a male Mallard; could it be a leucistic Mallard? If you see it out of the water, check to see if it has the hanging belly look of a domesticated duck...

As for the image, good exposure and sharp, but I would love to see the whole head reflection.

later and love, artie

Okay Artie just for you here's the whole head reflection. I too guessed Leucistic Mallard, FYI it does not have the hanging belly typical of a domesticated duck.
Thanks
Larry

[Arthur Morris]

Larry, The pic did not load... Please try again later and love, artie

[Larry Hitchens]

I replaced the original picture, just checked its there with the full head

[Arthur Morris]

Ah, I thought that you had added another image. Bummer about the distorted head reflection, but an interesting bird none-the-less.

thanks and later and love, artie