Odd couple

Posted by Marius on Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:36 pm

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Last weekend I went to check on the Mandarin duck and it looks like relationship with Mallard hen took quite an interesting turn…

Heavy crop, hot whites. The rest I will leave to you. Critiques always welcome. Thanks for looking.

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by Fabs Forns on Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:43 pm

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Looks like 'tis the season to be jolly

Great capture, could we see the offspring?

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by moose henderson on Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:48 pm

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agree with fabiolad, a jolly time indeed

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by KK Hui on Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:04 pm

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What a odd couple!
An interesting interaction shot, Marius! :roll:

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:14 pm

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Love it Marius!! I have seen this coupling before where a Mandarin goes after a Mallard, nobody told him about it. The whites are a little cooked but the behavior makes the tech stuff not matter as much.

Thanks for posting this.

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by Hendrix on Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:31 pm

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what they will "preaduce" ?

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by judylynn on Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:21 pm

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Odd couple indeed but a wonderful capture just the same. Congratulations on capturing the moment. :roll:

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:25 pm

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You did well to leave room at the bottom for the virtual behavior

Cool shot marius.

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by AForns on Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:41 pm

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Great capture Marius !!!!

Did you noticed if both of them did a wing flap afterwards? I watched some ducks (discretely :roll: ) mating last week and they were doing the flapping!!! Found the behavior interesting

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by Anthony Medici on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:21 am

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She just goes for the exotics.

Cute action.

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by dash on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:46 am

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I wonder if their parents know...

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:44 am

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That's one mixed up duck.

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by Marius on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:35 am

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AForns wrote:Great capture Marius !!!!

Did you noticed if both of them did a wing flap afterwards? I watched some ducks (discretely :roll: ) mating last week and they were doing the flapping!!! Found the behavior interesting

Yes, they did and after 5 minutes she asked for more!!!
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by Daniel M. on Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:41 am

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by Chris Kayler on Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:21 am

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Oh boy

. Is it possible for them to have babies, or is he just trying without no chance?

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:06 pm

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This cracks me up. What an unlikely couple. If it produces offspring, its gonna be wild! Cool shot

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by silverbowff on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:13 pm

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It is very likely that they will produce offspring. Hybridization in waterfowl is quite common in the wild. MallardXPintail, Am WigeonXEurasian Wigeon, various Teal crosses. It would be interesting to see the results of this pairing.

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