#domestic mallard

[rachelsrandomsphotos]

Domestic Mallard Hybrid (Anas platyrhynchos x)

Taken at South Patrick Community Park in Satellite Beach, FL

#domestic mallard #mallard #mallard duck #mallard hybrid #hybrid duck #duck #ducks #duck photography #bird #birds #bird photography #water bird #water birds #animal #animals #animal photography #nature #nature photography #wildlife #wildlife photography #photography #florida #florida photographer #florida photography #community park #nikon camera #nikon photography #nikon d3500 #Anas platyrhynchos

[northernpintail]

Looooove this domestic mallard at my local pond

#birds #ducks #nature #vancouver island #nature photography #pnw #original photography #birding #bird photography #birdwatching #original photography on tumblr #duckposting #mallard #domestic duck

[photographe-a-roulettes]

Canard colvert - Avec une estimation de 1,5 millions d'individus tués chaque année, il fait partie des cinq espèces d'oiseau les plus chassées en France avec le pigeon ramier, le faisan commun, la grive musicienne et la perdrix rouge. Sa population reste néanmoins stable

Lieu : Parc Charles Bertin - Douai

#jardin public #public garden #canard #duck #oiseau #bird #animaux #animals #animaux sauvages #wild animals #animaux domestiques #domestic animals #canard colvert #mallard #mallard duck

[north-american-duck-poll]

Duck Appreciation Post!

Thank you to everyone who sent in photos!

@windriderdelta sent me these lovely photos of his pet ducks Slapper (top image) and Dollar (bottom image). They’re both domestic ducks (descended from Mallards, which was one of my fun facts if anyone remembers!). Slapper is a Dark Campbell duck and Dollar is a mix between a Dark Campbell and a Rouen duck.

@thegreatwhodini sent me these photos of Mallards which were included in a promotional post in an earlier round but I’m bringing them back because I love them!

#domestic ducks #dark campbell duck #rouen duck #mallard #ducks #duck appreciation

[sabistarphotos]

February 6, 2023

Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World

#photography #animal photography #ducks #duck #mallard #mallards #birds #domestic duck #animal kingdom #walt disney world #disney world #disney #orlando #florida

[mighty-ant]

#the domestic drakepad i've been promising #ant writes #drakepad #part of an upcoming zine #stay tuned!! #welcome launchpad to the bad childhood havers club #we have jackets #gosalyn will be the first kid in the show to go to school like a normal person #gosalyn mallard #ducktales 2017 #drake mallard #darkwing duck #launchpad mcquack

[backyard-birds]

He's so Big

#domestic duck #mallard #mallard duck #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography #Taken March 11th 2022

[duckmoss]

Today I saw a weird duck that I’d never seen before in the reservoir at work. It was a domesticated mallard 😅.

I had to ask the Big Bird Nerd (our environmental educator) what it was because I’ve seen wild mallards but never domesticated ones! I was like “I know it’s a duck because obviously, but what is it?”

Apparently, the big butt combined with the black head and white stripe on the male’s throat is what gave it away

The perpetrators:

#duck speaks #ducks #I feel like I can no longer be Mr Bird Facts #mallards #domesticated mallard #birds #birding

[organicmatter]

Some beautiful shots I got of some domestic mallards who live at the pond

#i love the grey and white one so much #the pale one looks like a rabbit to me #mine #photography #animals #birds #ducks

[todaysbird]

Hey, dropped by a pond full of geese and mallards yesterday and spotted these two - they were nearly the size of the geese. Any idea what they are?

(in southern Ontario)

I think these are Rouen/Rouen mix ducks; they’re domestic ducks bred to look like their Mallard lineage, but much heavier. that being said, I'm not a duck breed expert - thoughts anyone?

#asks

[schafpudel]

What Kind of Duck, is Duck?

OK. So first, let's get this out of the way:

Duck is not real. Duck is, first and foremost, the vague idea of a duck. Duck... is not strongly based on the reality of ducks as an animal.

She is extremely stylized, a blobby little chibi-mascot in a world of anime humans and realistically rendered animals and animal-people. She has contradictory traits - the yellow coloration of a duckling, on the functional flight feathers of a bird that's entered its adult plumage. Her thoughts and actions are noticeably less bestial than those of Mr. Cat or any of the talking-animal students, not beholden to instincts.

When asking what kind of duck our friend Duck is, we must first admit to ourselves that this is a silly question. Ducks like Duck do not exist. She has little candy-cane legs, for god's sake. God bless her.

(If we want to get real meta, perhaps we could speculate that she isn't a real duck because she is a story-duck: escaped from her narrative like the prince and the raven, and the wilis maiden, and the ghost knight, oblivious to her origins. It would, if nothing else, provide a fun watsonian explanation for some of her oddities.)

But fandom is all about getting fucking silly with it, and building elaborate though exercises about shit the creators didn't think about. And I'm an animal nerd. So this is how I choose to have fun. Let's go.

Analysis of the Birb

Duck can be safely assumed to be a Anas platyrhynchos domesticus, or domestic mallard, as this is the typical barnyard duck throughout Asia, Europe, and... really almost the entire world. I say she must be a domestic mallard, and not wild, for one simple reason:

On the left is the typical appearance wild mallard duckling. On the right are various domesticated ducklings. That's right; the solid yellow color we associate with baby ducks? Specific to domesticated ones! Solid yellow is a sign a duckling will grow up to be a white duck; ducklings that grow up to be other colors have darker fluff mixed in.

(That's right. She'll have white plumage like a swan...)

Many white ducks have orange bills, legs, and feet; other white ducks, especially as ducklings, have orange legs and pink bills. Duck's bill is far more pinkish than her feet, but it's still noticeably orange-y, putting her in sort of a middle area. (By the way, have you ever noticed that Duck's hair color as a girl is the same as her bill color as a duck?)

If she's intended to be anything in particular (which I doubt she is), it might be the German Peking - native to the area, and the creamy-yellow tinged adult plumage of the German Peking compared to other white ducks seems to be reflected by the tint of the duck-feather quill Autor provides as a substitute for Drosselmeyer's swan-feather quill.

However, let me provide my personal baseless headcanon.

Come and see the humble Call Duck

The Call Duck is a Dutch breed, speculated to be descended from a variety of duck imported to the Netherlands from Japan. Call ducks are a smaller-than-average breed, with a note-worthily "cute" appearance compared to other ducks, even as adults: large forehead, round cheeks, short bill. They're also noteworthy for being sociable and friendly with their human keepers, making them great pets compared to other ducks... as well as very, very noisy and talkative.

(Nobody's perfect.)

There's also a certain... symbolism, I think, to the Call as a breed.

Call ducks are friendly and talkative because they were bred not for eggs, or for meat, but for hunting. Not that they themselves hunted! But their innocent, friendly talkativeness, their cheerful noisy voices, were shaped as a siren song to lure wild ducks into funnel traps. Unwittingly bringing the demise of its own kind, the Call duck's sweetness is exploited by hunters to draws other ducks to their doom.

Duck is kind, and sweet, and wants to be friends with people, and wants to help them. She saw the Prince on the lake, like a wild swan, and wanted to help him in any way she could.

In Drosselmeyer's eyes, this made her the perfect person to become Princess Tutu, to set the story back in motion... and through that friendly kindness, send every "character "in the Story to their doom.

#princess tutu

[rachelsrandomsphotos]

Domestic Mallard Hybrid (Anas platyrhynchos x)

Taken at South Patrick Community Park in Satellite Beach, FL

#domestic mallard #mallard duck #ducks #florida #florida photography #photography #nature photography #nikond3500 #mallard hybrid #hybrid duck

[northernpintail]

Duck at the pond

#birds #duckposting #nature #vancouver island #nature photography #original photography on tumblr #pnw #original photography #birding #bird photography #birdwatching #domestic mallard I think

[photographe-a-roulettes]

Canard Colvert - Il vit sur l'eau et ne va sur la terre ferme que pour la nidification ou le repos.

Lieu : Parc de la Tour des Dames - Douai

#jardin public #public garden #canard #duck #oiseau #bird #animaux #animals #animaux sauvages #wild animals #animaux domestiques #domestic animals #canard colvert #mallard #mallard duck

[mosticonicbirdcallbracket]

MOST ICONIC BIRD CALL BRACKET: ROUND TWO: MALLARD DUCK vs. RED WINGED BLACKBIRD

IN THE BLUE CORNER, from ponds across north america, it's the magnificent MALLARD DUCK!

with its striking green head and neck, contrasting brown body, and elegant wings, this bird is a true beauty in the ring. but don't think this is just a pretty bird - the mallard duck is a force to be reckoned with. a noisy species, the mallard makes the deep quack that's typically associated with most other ducks. the mallard is the genetic ancestor of most domestic duck breeds. whether on land or in water, this bird knows how to dominate the competition. the mallard duck is here to show the world that it's a force to be reckoned with in the ring, and it won't stop until it's claimed victory!

IN THE RED (winged) CORNER, get ready to witness the most thrilling match of the evening with the striking and fierce RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD!

with its striking red and black feathers and piercing call, this bird is a true showstopper. it's known for its melodious songs and aerial acrobatics that will leave you breathless. but don't let its beautiful appearance fool you, this bird is a fierce competitor with a will to win that's unmatched. get ready to witness the ultimate showdown as the red-winged Blackbird takes on all challengers in a battle of speed, strength, and agility. it's time to let the feathers fly and see who comes out on top in this epic matchup!

#birds #ornithology #mallard duck #red winged blackbird #bird calls

[blackcrowing]

Authentic Irish Foods for Samhain

🩸 Blood pudding (living cattle could be bled through the winter to provide the material as well as collecting blood when the cattle were slaughtered to keep the numbers down for winter)

🫓 Brambrack

🍲 Stew

Lamb

Beef

Wild boar

Domestic pig

Deer

Goose

Mallard

Hare

🐗 Salted wild boar and domestic pig (it is possible that other meats were salted for preservation but given that salt was an expensive commodity and no records indicate other meats we simply do not know. I will note here that we also don't seem to have records of smoked meats for preservation during this time)

🍺 Mead and Barely ale

🥣 Porridge

Oat

Barley

🥛 Dairy (this would likely become more limited as the season progressed, but butter has been found in bogs, presumed to be preserved but potentially given as offerings)

Cow's milk

Butter

Curds

mulchán 'hard cheese' (the exact nature of this cheese is unknown but it was described as being extremely hard and could be stored for long periods of time)

🦪 Sea food

Sloke

Clams

Muscles

Crab

Halibut

Sea Salmon

🌿Native Culinary Plants growing in Ireland at this time of year

Skirret

Apples

Purple sprouting boccoli

Wild cabbage

Blackberry

Raspberry

Rowan berries

Elder berries

Sloes

Rosehip

Acorn

Chestnuts

Hazelnuts

Hen of the woods

Pullball

Fairy Ring Champignon

Chanterelle

Porcini

Black Trumpet

Saffron Milk Caps

Cauliflower Mushroom

Wood Blewit

Penny bun

There would be an abundance of foods at this point in the year, but that food would become lesser as the season progressed do to lack of production in the environment and the fact that this point in the year was a time for traveling and feasting (likely to increase bonds amongs the Tuatha and because people would not be as occupied with farming and raiding).

#irish #irish mythology #celtic #irish paganism #irish polytheism #paganism #celtic paganism #celtic polytheism #pagan #food #iron age #samhain #wild boar #deer #porridge #Brambrack #mead #apples #blackberry #elderberry #acorn #chestnut #hazelnut #mushrooms #blood pudding #irish reconstructionist #Irish reconstructionism