tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post3759526069461069335..comments2023-11-05T08:04:57.962-06:00Comments on Penelopedia: Nature and Garden in Southern Minnesota: Odd Duck - Help identify!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830553767527010173noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-17201459890907775402009-08-09T19:44:55.992-05:002009-08-09T19:44:55.992-05:00Interesting. There does seem to be a similarity to...Interesting. There does seem to be a similarity to the Swedish duck. Maybe a Mallard x Swede hybrid?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821760169329951459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-2429158600322820562009-07-18T14:58:56.216-05:002009-07-18T14:58:56.216-05:00Anonymous - the color pattern of the blue Swedish ...Anonymous - the color pattern of the blue Swedish domestic duck is indeed very similar, though the sites I looked at didn't describe brown as one of their colors. Interesting! Thanks for the tip!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830553767527010173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-63825594102993214762009-07-15T08:24:08.350-05:002009-07-15T08:24:08.350-05:00Check out blue swedish duck. I think a mallard he...Check out blue swedish duck. I think a mallard hen was consorting with a domestic drake or someone released a duckling they no longer watned. Color pattern is verys similar<br /><br />bkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-37535940669647638542009-07-11T11:16:50.516-05:002009-07-11T11:16:50.516-05:00Yes, excessive sophistication in the young always ...Yes, excessive sophistication in the young always carries the potential for irritation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830553767527010173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-91741334282578546612009-07-11T08:43:42.635-05:002009-07-11T08:43:42.635-05:00I think it's a mallard. She spent a semester ...I think it's a mallard. She spent a semester in Europe and her tastes in plumage were broadened. She's now showing off a little bit to her siblings and expressing her individuality and wordliness. You can tell that the others are proud of their little sister but a little annoyed at her, too.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08221390745888733656noreply@blogger.com