Thank you!...your description is right on. JD said he noticed the white duck following the morph around, while I was busy handing the kids bread. That explains why it wasn't in any of the books at the library. He is beautiful !!! Barbara _______________________________________________________ On Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:01:11 -0500 J L Saba <saba@ari.net> writes: >I saw that duck on the winter count. It looks like a mallard (except >for >color), and quacks like a mallard (walks like one too). It even has >the >curly tail feather seen on male mallards. Eyes, legs, feet and bill >are >black. Entire body appeard to have the same irridescent color as a >mallard's head, brightest on head and neck, not as bright on the >undersides, which appeared dead black when not shining. Wings were >irridescent blue/purple (I have trouble distinguishing these colors) >in >part. No light colors seen anywhere, although I didn't see all of the >underside. It appeared to be mated to the one white duck on the pond. >I >had assumed it was some weird mallard color morph. Its shape showed >(to >me) no hint of any other species. > >Jack Saba > >JD & Barbara wrote: >> >> Hi MDOsprey, >> Family went to the Duck Pond in Adelphi West of Md U. >> Saw an irridescent green duck w/ black bill, mallard size. >> Anyone ever see it? Is it a domesticated duck? Yesterday saw >> 60+ Canada Goose and several M/F Mallards. At Hyattsville >> Library went through all the birding books available with no luck. >> Any ideas? >> >> Barbara >> Riverdale MD >