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Kinda like jumbo shrimp

Posted By: LarryCopper

Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 05:00 PM

The one on the bottom, not sure if the pic does it justice. A lot bigger than the other GWT drakes and odd orange/brown head. Speculum is the same.


Posted By: rickym

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 05:06 PM

Possibly a widgeon cross?
Posted By: ronlhodges

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 05:13 PM

Wigeons what both look like unless it’s a M/F WGT ?

Posted By: Duck Buster

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 05:26 PM

Originally Posted By: rickym
Possibly a widgeon cross?


Teal/widgeon hybrid. Has the blue on the bill?
Posted By: LarryCopper

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 05:27 PM

Originally Posted By: rickym
Possibly a widgeon cross?

For some reason that never crossed my mind. The pic looks like there is some blue on the bill, but I didn't notice that at the time. Crap, now I gotta dig that carcass out of the trash and take a better look.

In a hurry to head to the lease, will have my son do it later. Will report back...
Posted By: ronlhodges

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 05:28 PM

I bet they are M/F GWT . Here’s a link to a picture and ID .

http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowl-id/green-winged-teal
Posted By: WreakinHavoc

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 06:02 PM

definitely not a M/F green wing teal
wigeon teal cross
Posted By: kdub

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 06:30 PM

Very Cool
Posted By: LarryCopper

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 06:35 PM

Hot damn that is exactly what it is. Wig X GWT, lot so blue on both sides of the bill.
Posted By: WreakinHavoc

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 07:02 PM

betcha wished you didnt breast it so fast now huh...haha good wall hanger
Posted By: beaversnipe

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 07:07 PM

No cross
The top one is a midget teal
Still good shoot though
Posted By: takemking

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 07:10 PM

Dang that's a mounter sir. That'll have you kicking your own butt for awhile.
Posted By: kdub

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 08:09 PM

Originally Posted By: LarryCopper
Originally Posted By: rickym
Possibly a widgeon cross?

Crap, now I gotta dig that carcass out of the trash and take a better look.

In a hurry to head to the lease, will have my son do it later. Will report back...



Don't worry a good taxi can do a lot with a bird. bolt
Posted By: TTUGrad08

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 10:29 PM

Originally Posted By: WreakinHavoc
betcha wished you didnt breast it so fast now huh...haha good wall hanger

x2!
Posted By: 8pointdrop

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/05/18 10:44 PM

Originally Posted By: ronlhodges
Wigeons what both look like unless it’s a M/F WGT ?


Those look like widgeon to you? Come on man....

Widgeon/GWT cross is my guess
Posted By: Duck_Hunter

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/06/18 03:53 PM

Cool bird.
Posted By: LarryCopper

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/06/18 06:32 PM

It is cool, but I don't think I would have had it mounted. Cool bird, but really wasn't very *pretty* for lack of better terms.

A mallard X sprig would be one I'd get on the wall for sure.
Posted By: rickym

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/06/18 06:43 PM

Had I shot it, I would mount it. Simply because I’ve never shot a cross breed and it would be something to remember
Posted By: LarryCopper

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 07:27 PM

Hmmm, since it only has blue on the sides of the bill (not the whole thing) and there are no larger white patches in the speculum, there is a very good chance it could actually be Pintail X GWT. It would explain the very slight differences in wing patches since pintail have very similar ones.

nidea

Look at my sig pic for comparison.
Posted By: rickym

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 07:52 PM

Wouldn’t a pintail cross likely still have a dark head?
Posted By: wal1809

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 08:24 PM

Originally Posted By: LarryCopper
Hmmm, since it only has blue on the sides of the bill (not the whole thing) and there are no larger white patches in the speculum, there is a very good chance it could actually be Pintail X GWT. It would explain the very slight differences in wing patches since pintail have very similar ones.

nidea

Look at my sig pic for comparison.


You got a point because the widgeon bill is blue all the way over the top. Your duck's bill blue patch more rembles a pintail beak.
Posted By: john paul

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 08:26 PM

Originally Posted By: LarryCopper
Hmmm, since it only has blue on the sides of the bill (not the whole thing) and there are no larger white patches in the speculum, there is a very good chance it could actually be Pintail X GWT. It would explain the very slight differences in wing patches since pintail have very similar ones.

nidea

Look at my sig pic for comparison.


It's a wigeon x green wing. A friend of mine shot a pintail x green wing and it looked quite a bit different.
Posted By: john paul

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 08:27 PM

Originally Posted By: LarryCopper
It is cool, but I don't think I would have had it mounted. Cool bird, but really wasn't very *pretty* for lack of better terms.

A mallard X sprig would be one I'd get on the wall for sure.


I think it's a gorgeous bird and a lot more rare than a mallard x pintail...
Posted By: wal1809

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 08:45 PM

Originally Posted By: john paul
Originally Posted By: LarryCopper
Hmmm, since it only has blue on the sides of the bill (not the whole thing) and there are no larger white patches in the speculum, there is a very good chance it could actually be Pintail X GWT. It would explain the very slight differences in wing patches since pintail have very similar ones.

nidea

Look at my sig pic for comparison.


It's a wigeon x green wing. A friend of mine shot a pintail x green wing and it looked quite a bit different.


At first glance I thought so too. THat blue on the bill does not go over the top, at least I don't think so anyway. That would give a grand clue in the pintail direction.
Posted By: rickym

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 08:53 PM

Originally Posted By: wal1809
Originally Posted By: john paul
Originally Posted By: LarryCopper
Hmmm, since it only has blue on the sides of the bill (not the whole thing) and there are no larger white patches in the speculum, there is a very good chance it could actually be Pintail X GWT. It would explain the very slight differences in wing patches since pintail have very similar ones.

nidea

Look at my sig pic for comparison.


It's a wigeon x green wing. A friend of mine shot a pintail x green wing and it looked quite a bit different.


At first glance I thought so too. THat blue on the bill does not go over the top, at least I don't think so anyway. That would give a grand clue in the pintail direction.


How would a pintail/gwt Drake get such a light colored head?
Posted By: wal1809

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 08:59 PM

WHo knows? But the same question is how did he ge the blue patch just like a pintail? Again, who knows. If you ever seen ducks making new ducks, you would think it had 5 different fathers.
Posted By: LarryCopper

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 09:01 PM

Originally Posted By: wal1809
Originally Posted By: john paul
Originally Posted By: LarryCopper
Hmmm, since it only has blue on the sides of the bill (not the whole thing) and there are no larger white patches in the speculum, there is a very good chance it could actually be Pintail X GWT. It would explain the very slight differences in wing patches since pintail have very similar ones.

nidea

Look at my sig pic for comparison.


It's a wigeon x green wing. A friend of mine shot a pintail x green wing and it looked quite a bit different.


At first glance I thought so too. THat blue on the bill does not go over the top, at least I don't think so anyway. That would give a grand clue in the pintail direction.

Nope it is exactly like a sprig. And the speculum looks more like a sprig, too.

Not sure why the head wouldn't be darker tho, that part is throwing me off and definitely seems more wigeon.
Posted By: rickym

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 11:09 PM


Posted By: rickym

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/10/18 11:11 PM

Go google wigeon/teal hybrid and look at pictures. Plenty of them dont have solid blue beaks either.
Posted By: john paul

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/11/18 02:02 PM

It's a wigeon x green wing.

Here is my friend's green wing x pintail:


Posted By: Misfire

Re: Kinda like jumbo shrimp - 01/11/18 02:13 PM

That is awesome!

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