MALLARD THREAD...not rouens, Mallards!

[muus]

Dexter (the male) is actually the one at the front right. Ruby Sue is behind him, and little Miss Turkey Duck has her head down.

You definitely have mallards, and they look perfectly normal for their age. Not sure if I mentioned it or not, but both males and females have the iridescent blue speculum on their wings too.

I told that the male is the one who is with the head down because the colour of the beck it looks like more dark than the other two, and I thought that the different one it could be the male...but FAIL
Thank you for helping me, I'll be posting more photos about them.

 

[DisneyGal25]

I just thought I'd share a picture of our Mallard Felix with other Mallard lovers! The above picture was taken last week at 1 1/2 months old.

This is 2 weeks old.

The above picture was the day we brought him home!

And finally another recent picture!

He's the one in the middle!

 

[cluckcluck3499]

We went to rescue some Pekins today and ended up with a mallard duckling also. The park manager said that the turtles there eat babies all the time (I was horrified!) and this one was by herself so I scooped her up and took her home too. She's only a few days old

 

[RoboDuck]

No reason to be horrified. It's nature. And you should be careful posting about taking wildlife... It's illegal no matter how well intentioned you may be.

 

[cluckcluck3499]

No reason to be horrified. It's nature. And you should be careful posting about taking wildlife... It's illegal no matter how well intentioned you may be.

The park manager said we could.. Lol

 

[buff goose guy]

I think it's okay if your saving a life.

I'm glad that you saved her

 

[RoboDuck]

Not trying to rain on your parade but the park manager can't give you permission to violate the law. Even if you're saving a life. There are licensed rehabilitation specialists for that. Nature intends for predators to eat a certain number of animals to keep the balance in check. It's no different than finding a fawn and taking it home to save it. Like I said, I'm not trying to be a turd, but I have seen a lot of people charged with possession of wildlife and a lot of "pets" confiscated because it's illegal to possess them. I'm just saying it's a bad idea to advertise this activity on the internet.

 

[Buck Oakes]

I agree with you robo but did you think about how it could also help the population so the predators could have more food, if that duckling is a female it will have many more babies increasing the population and if it's a male he would go and find a female. But I do see the threat of it getting takin away. But I suggest that if the park manager said it's ok then it's perfectly legal since an authority figure gave you permission. So all of this is truly green lights.

 

[RoboDuck]

Call your local game warden or the U.S. Fish and Game office and ask them if a civilian park manager can give permission to possess federally regulated migratory birds. Let me know what they tell you. And no I did not consider the population impact of saving that one bird because it is irrelevant since it is illegal. I like mallards as much as the next person but if you are going to break the law don't come here and announce it to the world. And those who simply keep birds as a hobby and think solely with their emotions should not offer legal advice.

 

[cluckcluck3499]

I didn't think about it before I posted that.. I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend if I did or anything