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Are these a male and female mottled ducks? Photo taken last October in the Everglades.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/otVPX2ciS4vjaQ8FzZoZQw?authkey=Gv1sRgCLi3hdaujIK-GQ&feat=directlink

They sure are.  Nice shot!

Thanks lyceel!

I dunno, when I think Mottled Duck, I think BRIGHT yellow bills, which I don't see here.... so I'm neither going to confirm or deny, let's see what others have to say. ::EDIT:: Well, if a Floridian says so, it MUST be true! Look enough like Mottled Duck to me, I suppose.
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Total birds seen: 205
Latest lifers:
Brown Creeper, Field Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow
Favorite lifers:
Black-billed Cuckoo, Reddish Egret, Wood Stork

It looks like a cloudy day in that photo, otherwise, I'm sure the drake's bill would be brighter.

I think they look good for mottled ducks.  It helps that you don't really get black ducks in the Everglades.

Good point PoorMatty, didn't realize that. Between you and Lyceel, I'm all on board: Mottled Ducks they are!

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Total birds seen: 205
Latest lifers:
Brown Creeper, Field Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow
Favorite lifers:
Black-billed Cuckoo, Reddish Egret, Wood Stork