[SBB] Odd drake mallard on Stevens Creek

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Over the past seven days I've twice seen an apparently white breasted  
drake mallard along Stevens Creek near Crittenden bridge (towards the  
bay). I've a fair photo at Flickr now showing him with a flotilla of  
other mallards. He's generally the same size and shape with the same  
green head and yellow-green bill. The white ring around the drake  
mallard's neck is replaced by a white chest -- it does not continue  
around the entire neck. His body is darker and browner, and the tail  
shows less white.

Simply a variant? Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 
elainegreycats/266948066/

Thanks,

judith bush


Judith E Bush * (650) 962-1318
500 W Middlefield Rd Unit 35
Mountain View, CA 94043  USA
http://homepage.mac.com/judielaine/



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