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    Help identifying Duck seen on Lake Ontario on Dec 20

    Thanks very much for the pointer, Daniel. On the same productive walk, I saw this snowy owl in the distance (with the 400mm lens). I gather this is either a mature female or an immature male and no way to tell them apart?
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    Help identifying Duck seen on Lake Ontario on Dec 20

    I got a couple of shots showing the wing specula. It's so easy (for me) to mistake the male American Black Duck for a female Mallard! I guess the all-yellow bill distinguishes them from the mixed orange and black bill on the female Mallard.
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    Help identifying Duck seen on Lake Ontario on Dec 20

    Thank you so much! That's it! I just realized I took a photo of what appears to be both the male and female together as well. Again thanks for the quick reply. Best regards, ---Norm
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    Help identifying Duck seen on Lake Ontario on Dec 20

    My first posting and I'm very much in the learning phase. I was birding in Colonel Samuel Smith Park in Toronto yesterday and saw 8 species of water birds which was great fun. But I'm puzzled by this duck. It seemed to be hanging out in the vicinity of the Gadwalls and the Mallards -- could it...
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