This is a mallard hen close to full plumage. By no means is it a drake. I grew up and still hunt in pot hole Saskatchewan where these ducks are bred and born and I hunt them in the fall. I get all sorts of ducks that are not in full plumage and difficult to identify but over time we get better at it.

Last edited by Tamid; 11/07/18 04:02 AM.
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