My son, 10yr old at the time, shot this one legged greenwing drake in Jan. 2015. There was not so much as a bump where the other leg should be. When he asked “how did he swim dad?” I said “in circles!”
Both cool pics. As many ducks as I’ve killed never killed a unique one or even one with a band. I’ve been hunting when several with bands were killed over the years with a band but wasn’t ever the one that shot it.
Thats crazy. This will be my third season and I have not got a band but last year my friend and my dad got one. It was my dads first season and first drake mallard!
I unloaded on a red breasted drake mallard a few years ago and missed.. big bronze/red colored chest and a light colored wings. I have never seen one like it
The bird I'm holding in this picture is a blonde mallard we shot this season. She has been in the area for about 4 years now. I have her in the freezer so I will take a better photo and post it up.
Nah.. actually I was admiring that duck. It would probably be considered a leucistic specimen, but I'm not sure what other species of bird they got flying around over their in New Zealand...
Over the many years I spent chasing ducks I have shot and seen many oddball birds...
A beautiful colored Wigeon x Pintail, dozens of Mallard x Blackduck, several Gadwall x Name It..... even several teal hybrids. Shot a leucistic Canada goose once. Probably two dozen banded ducks.
The very best band was shot by my friend out of my boat and retrieved by my dog.... we could see the "glint" on the leg as the dog was swimming back... I made him hold it and deliver it to my buddy's hand.
He started laughing hysterically when he read the band.
It said, "You shot me you bastard"! LOL!
Somebody had put it on either a tame mallard and released it, or they somehow managed to catch a wild bird and slip it on.
He carries that on his key ring to this day.
Had to go find a picture....
Shoot several " Quill Lake Canada geese".... Interesting birds.
They are a result of the alkali lakes in Saskatchewan... Most notably in the Quill Lakes region.
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