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If he did fully color, that would mean he's now in basic plumage. Has he molted his primaries? Clint

Yes, looks like a mallardxblack duck hybrid. Climt

Just so you know, it is not s curled tail feather (retrice) it is a tail covert that is curled.

Can you post a pics. If he is a wild bird, there's the chance that he is hybrid, like mallard black duck. Clint

Looks like 2 are drakes. Clint

I think it is. Easiest way is if the tertial coverts have white edging it is a duck, buff edging is a drake. That is how we sex them in the field while banding. Clint

Yes, black colors trend to be structural colors, refracting light waves. As a result, at the right angle, the black appears green or blue. A mallard drake head color is black, it is the refracted light that makes it appear green That bird looks like a duck to me. Clint

All I can say, having handled thousands of mallards is that the duck in that pic is a drake....I have no doubts about it. Clint

Actually, that is also a drake. Clint

A young bird goes from down to juvenile plumage to first basic, then to first alternate when they get their green heads. That doesn't happen until they are about 5 months old. The head and body colors of first basic plumage are bsubtle, but they can be told apart. That bird is a drake. You can...

While they are supposed to be marked, I really haven't heard of anyone being prosecuted for unmarked mallards. If you still have have the receipt from Tractor Supply, I'd be sure to know where it is Clint

Really no way to ,mark adults. The reason being that one could capture adult wild mallards and then mark them. A seamless band is a band that is a complete circle, that's why it has to be put on while they are young, because they have to grow into it. Mixes do not have to be marked.Clint

Accepted ways of marking are pinioning, clipping the right hind toe, seemless legband, and tattooing. All should be done at an early age. I toe clip or pinion the day of hatch. Seemless bands need to be put on also at an early age, Generally you would use a size 7 band on a mallard, and fill...

That's defintely a hen. Clint