Life at the Annapolis Royal Marsh: In disguise

Friday, July 23, 2010

In disguise

This morning I happened to catch this prime example of a duck in eclipse plumage. It was busily feeding way out on the water, but finally raised its head so I could see the color of its bill. Since it was yellow, that makes me almost certain that this was a male adult mallard (the female's bill would be more rusty colored). He wont be back in his full dress until probably September.

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