Blond Mallard? Whitefronted?

Adjhunt · 01-21-2009, 05:51 PM

Got out and took a few pics on my break from school today.

I know, I know. There not quite like Adams or Joe's but there as good as i'm going to get untill I get a good camera.

a dark hen

Here's a few pics through the binos

OR_Bo_Huntr · 01-21-2009, 08:51 PM

Not a speck, they have white on the upper portion of the bill....I dont know about the hen, I dont do ducks

lor · 01-21-2009, 08:54 PM

Its thats Eastmoreland Park, that blonde has been out there for awhile.
That would make her pretty smart in my book.

OR_Bo_Huntr · 01-21-2009, 09:02 PM

Blondes are definitely cool!

HuntNFishAddict · 01-21-2009, 09:39 PM

Andrew,
I see a lot of these around the boat launches around the Portland area. It seems that all mixture with park ducks seems to breed some funky colors.

Adjhunt · 01-21-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lor

Its thats Eastmoreland Park, that blonde has been out there for awhile.
That would make her pretty smart in my book.

There was actually 3 of them.

So is that just some farm goose??

High Life · 01-21-2009, 11:15 PM

Andrew
definetely not a speck.we have painted up a couple for guys in england.they are called graylags.it looks alot like most the farm geese tho too but not a speck

Cory

Gun Rod Bow · 01-22-2009, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Adjhunt

So is that just some farm goose??

Domesticated version of Greylag. Just your everyday Grey Gooose.

Scoots · 01-22-2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Adjhunt

Got out and took a few pics on my break from school today.

I know, I know. There not quite like Adams or Joe's but there as good as i'm going to get untill I get a good camera.

I don't want to sound like somebody's grandfather, which I am 3X & all in Jr. High, but $$$ for education first ......... toys later!

Threemuch · 01-22-2009, 07:08 AM

There's a couple of those blondes at Bethany Pond. Must be some park duck hybrid. They never leave.

Wingman Or. · 01-22-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Adjhunt

Here's a few pics through the binos

Gave you give a tutorial on this? That is a trick I got to see or better yet try for myself.

Wingmaster · 01-22-2009, 08:30 AM

Yep a domestic goose, probably a commercial strain of Toulouse, a french breed (derived from the graylag, as almost all domestic geese are).

Probably a park duck too, neat birds nonetheless.

Nw dukn · 01-22-2009, 08:49 AM

Awesome pics Andrew..

Adjhunt · 01-22-2009, 09:22 AM

Thanks for the reply's and answers guys!

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Originally Posted by Wingman Or.

Gave you give a tutorial on this? That is a trick I got to see or better yet try for myself.

That is what I practice on my spare time because I don't have a camera that can reach out and get them

But really all it is, is getting the lens as close as you can to the binos and then trying to center it so that the camera is pointing straight through and then trying to focus. I don't know if it would work with your camera though because the lens has got to be small enough to see through most of the bino lens.

Diver Killer · 01-22-2009, 05:37 PM

Touluse goose...my spelling may be off. Standard domestic breed. I've shot a couple hen mallards like that....all the same year in the same spot. I got two, a month apart, and saw a third. Not sure if they were one brood. The farmer down the road used to have some domestics, so I think that's where they came from.

H2Ofuzz · 01-22-2009, 06:16 PM

Cool looking birds. I have never even heard of a blond mallard