[obol] strange ducks

[Ann Chamberlain]

definitely puddle - sorry.  should have said.  bigger than teal - sort 
of widgeon size and shape.

male?  female?  don't know - both the same.

going back now to look some more.  can't find anything with blue bill 
that looks like these two.  wish i had a good camera!

a.

Dennis P. Vroman wrote:
> Ann,
>
> It might help if you were able to identify the Ducks in questions to 
> either "puddle" or "diving" Ducks.  Puddle Ducks are like Mallards, 
> Teal, so on (jump directly into air from water; generally don't dive 
> under water), or Diving Ducks like Ring-necked, Scaup, so on (have to 
> run to get off water into air; generally do dive under the water).  
> Also, did you feel there were males or females or a pair?
>
> Dennis
>
>
>> much to our great delight, we have 3 immature male hoodies on our pond.
>> watching them dive for goldfish is a riot.
>>
>> on a pond further down the road are two ducks i cannot id.
>>
>> blue tip to bill, faint beige crescent between eye and bill, darker on
>> the back of the head and down the back of the neck, brown above and
>> light below, black rears.
>>
>> any ideas?  i am mystified.
>>
>> ann in myrtle creek
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