Ducks at High Park

[Drevni]

I was at High Park yesterday and saw these few ducks that I could not find in my field guide. The pair was close to a third, completely white duck, which almost looks domesticated. I got a photo of the pair close to the mallard to show scale, since it seems to resemble the mallard somewhat.

[Iain]

Your inkling was right.  They are hybrids, Mallard mixed with Domestic.

Iain

[thouc]

The top two are domestic/mallard hybrids and the bottom a domestic duck.

/Thomas

[christie]

those guys have been around for years, they are usually found at the north end of the pond and ususally in the "stream".