ML620826011

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Interesting duck that from a distance looked like a CITE. Was it a young Mallard? Nope. Overall it was quite plain in color, more of a rich brown to grayish brown depending on light angle. The bill was darkish with greenish tones with a dark line down the basal portion of the culmen. The shape was not as spatulate as a CITE, more parallel sided like a Mallard. The breast looked a bit darker like a male eclipse Mallard. No white in the tail and no curl. The tail was short and square in shape. Dull yellow-orange legs. Briefly opened its wing. Saw purple speculum at one point with a thin white bar above (see pics). Dave saw that the upper with coverts that appeared grayish-blue. Will add photos.

Technical information

Model

DSC-RX10M4

Lens

8.8-220mm f/2.4-4.0

ISO

500

Focal length

143.2 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.0

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

3566 pixels x 2310 pixels

Original file size

2.04 MB