If you tour the livestock exhibit at the county fair, these are called "colored runners".
On Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 3:19:58 PM UTC-7, Karen Strong wrote: > Please forgive my ignorance - I'm a brand new birder & have only been > observing for a little over a month. > > > I saw these ducks yesterday (2/6/18) in the pond in Prospect Park, Wheat > Ridge. My best guess is that they are Mallard-Northern Shoveler hybrids. > They resemble male Mallards, in that they have green heads, yellow bills, and > those curly "butt" feathers (I'm sure there's a more proper term for those). > But they were significantly larger than a Mallard they paddled by - they were > about the size of a cackling goose that was also nearby. And then there are > those white chest markings. Northern Shovelers have white chests, and the > front duck's bill definitely looks Shoveler-like in shape. But Northern > Shovelers are even smaller than Mallards. Could the offspring of a > Mallard-N. Shoveler mating be larger than either species? Do these species > even "commingle"? > > > > > Thanks to anyone who can enlighten me! > > > Karen Strong > Conifer, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f834a9e4-3d27-403e-b62e-6201d1f70070%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
