I found it odd that there was just one of each type of duck, along with a whole bunch of mallard ducks and some Canadian geese. I guess these two got lost. A brief read of the description of gadwalls does say they are sometimes with widgeons, so I guess if the two are a gadwall and a widgeon it might make sense to see those two together.
Sorry the pictures are a bit blurry. I was experimenting with my camera earlier and forgot to adjust the ISO back to a reasonable value. I didn't notice the problem until after the ducks had swam away.
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Linda, I've been waiting for your comment about what kind of ducks these are.....I guess you're busy with school vacation....I'll be patient! :)
OK, definitely a male gadwall and either a female or juvenile widgeon. Interestingly, one of my books mentions that most duck species hybridize (or crossbreed) with others and Gadwall-Widgeon crosses are one of the more common. That might explain why they were together.
Coincidentally, I ran across two photos last night that I took about 2 years ago out my condo window and they are of these same two types of duck. Maybe they are even the same exact two ducks?
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