I saw some strange looking mallards today at Golden Ponds in Longmont (on 3rd Ave west of Hover). The photo links below are for two individuals. The last one seems to show a Mallard with unusual breast plumage or a mallard-heavy hybrid. The individual pictured in the first 3 is a bit more puzzling to me. I feel confident calling it a Mallard because of the shape, size, sound, interaction with other mallards, proximity to humans, and attraction to bread crumbs (not thrown by me), but I couldn't locate a similar specimen on the web and Sibley and National Geographic provided no insight. I would appreciate if someone could take a moment to look at the photos and let me know they think.
http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv180/gmgould/Birds/IMG_0589.jpg http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv180/gmgould/Birds/IMG_0587.jpg http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv180/gmgould/Birds/IMG_0592.jpg http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv180/gmgould/Birds/IMG_0593.jpg Also heard and saw FOS Yellow-Rumped Warbler among the cottonwoods immediately south of the ponds. Several people were fishing along the bank of the pond closest to the parking lot - my FOS Osprey decided to join the action. It landed and came to a complete stop near the shore and then flew off with a grey, shiny prize. Geoff Gould Broomfield, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
