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Ryu, It clearly is of Mallard origin. However whether there is any Black Duck in its ancestry, is hard to know. I suggest it is highly likely or most unlikely not to be. Your question seems to be whether it is a first generation hybrid, but that is not a relevant question. It depends how . . . → Read More: ID: Mallard or Mallard X Black Duck? I would say Mallard X Black Duck. Streakiness of breast feathers is Mallard character, but head stripes in Mallard are much less distinct. Check the feet for colour. Mallard cross gives bright orange colour as distinct from Blackie’s greeny-yellow. Anthea Fleming Melbourne On 21/07/2016 10:15 PM, Ryu Callaway wrote: > I have had a look . . . → Read More: ID: Mallard or Mallard X Black Duck? see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720105316.htm Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org Thanks Ian, and hi Penny. Here’s the web address for the Chiltern report. Great place, especially now – see: timothydolby.com/2016/05/11/chiltern-winter-2013-australias-best-winter-forest . BTW, as an aside, I’ve just had a trip article published in a French bird publication. Not bad, or rather, Très agréable! See: www.ornithomedia.com/magazine/voyages/voyage-ornithologique-dans-territoire-nord-australie-02228.html Cheers, Tim On 20/07/2016 10:00 am, Ian Reid n wrote: . . . → Read More: RFI Bendigo/Ballarat Hello, there is no reason that Australia could not have a Birdsong app. There are already two for the British Birds, so may be someone could instigate an app for Australia? As some one with a poor memory and little knowledge of Birds here, I would certainly get it itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bird-song-id-automatic-recognition/id601362210?mt=8 warblr.net www.chirpomatic.com/ I hope that . . . → Read More: Birdsong app Hi all, Here’s the second of the two trip reports from the BirdLife Aust pelagic trips that ran off Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania last weekend. Cheers, Rohan Sunday 17 July 2016 OBSERVERS: Tim Bawden, Todd Burrows, Ruth Brozek, Paul Dodd, Ruth Woodrow, Dean Ingwersen, Angus McNab, Elliot Leach, Trevor Lumb, Paul Newman, Bernie O’Keefe, Glen Pacey . . . → Read More: BirdLife Australia pelagic trip off Eaglehawk Neck Tas 17 July 2017 Hi All, Here’s the first of the two trip reports from the BirdLife Aust pelagic trips that ran off Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania this weekend [also posted to the ‘Seabirds and Pelagics Australia’ Facebook page with pictures] Cheers, Rohan Saturday 16 July 2016 OBSERVERS: Tim Bawden, Todd Burrows, Mark Carey, Angus McNab, Dean Ingwersen, Paul Dodd, . . . → Read More: BirdLife Australia pelagic trip off Eaglehawk Neck Tas 16 July 2017 Hi all, Exciting days ahead as the countdown has started for Australia’s epic birding adventure. Never before has anyone attempted to search for all of Australia’s Grasswren species in one tour by private airplane: During 14 days we’ll search for Striated, Short-tailed, Western, Thick-billed, Eyrean, Grey, Kalkadoon, Carpentarian, Dusky, Black and White-throated. Starting on 27 . . . → Read More: Countdown to the Great Grasswren Air Safari has begun! (ADVERTISEMENT I think) We have just seen the Brolgas ( previously reported ) on the Gregory Development road between Clermont and Charters Towers Queensland . They are congregating around a large dam on the LHS heading North and grazing in a Sorghum paddock on the RHS . There were 500+ around the dam and surrounds ,and approx 300 . . . → Read More: Brolgas |
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