Not the most spectacular duck, but this female may be unique.
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Not the most spectacular duck, but this female may be unique. Believed to be a hybrid of a cayuga domestic duck and a wild mallard. Has been returning to the same pond annually for several years. Often mistaken for an American black duck. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 9-MAR-2026. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography
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Not the most spectacular duck, but this female may be unique. Believed to be a hybrid of a cayuga domestic duck and a wild mallard. Has been returning to the same pond annually for several years. Often mistaken for an American black duck. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 9-MAR-2026. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography
All ducks are spectacular
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Not the most spectacular duck, but this female may be unique. Believed to be a hybrid of a cayuga domestic duck and a wild mallard. Has been returning to the same pond annually for several years. Often mistaken for an American black duck. Alexandria, Virginia, USA 9-MAR-2026. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography
Caveat: People with much greater duck knowledge than me argue about the species lineage of this duck. May be a hybrid of some other domestic breed, or maybe it's just a melanistic mallard. #ornithology puzzles. I'm just a photographer who found it to be an interesting subject.
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