173. Mottled Duck

Mottled Ducks (Anas fulvigula) are found in South Florida and South Texas.

 

I probably had seen several of these relatively common ducks during the last four visits to SW Florida, but I thought that they were the closely-related female Mallards.

 

This Life Bird photograph #173, a male Mottled Duck was taken on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Done