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What do yall think? Some mallard? I am stumped.

I think he's just got a collar. I never even noticed this before last year when Hambone pointed it out to me on one I killed.

Beautiful bird you've got there!!!

What he said.

I just don't ever remember a gadwall that had the black neck collar and such a two-tone head. He is a pretty specimen either way.

Maybe he's just a homosexual grey duck kinda like bigbeeducker

I think you got a nice pair of Gadwalls there.

Yall ask Duckkiller to tell you about his roommate.

He's got the bowtie. Professor Gadwallis.

we have killed several that looked like that this yr.

I think it has to do with age. I kave killed some in the past that had the starts of what your bird has. And Got one 3 years ago with a 3/4" solid black ring all the way around. As for the two toned head, I see that pretty often.

Whatever causes it to happen, it is a great lookin bird.
That one would go on my wall with no hesitation.

Phil

featherworks wrote:I think it has to do with age. I kave killed some in the past that had the starts of what your bird has. And Got one 3 years ago with a 3/4" solid black ring all the way around. As for the two toned head, I see that pretty often.

Whatever causes it to happen, it is a great lookin bird.
That one would go on my wall with no hesitation.

Phil

Yeah, It has made me look at all the ones we've killed since then even closer. I have seen no evidence of of the collar on any of them. I think you are right, it probably has to do with age. That was a big gad. He is in the freezer. So headed for the wall.

good ol plummed gadwall

One of his parent must have been trying to change their luck

Nice birds!

That's a pretty cool Gadwall...

I enjoyed our hunt the other morning on the lake.