Duck Ident. Help Please(Pics)

[Suka]

Had a good day of duck hunting. Shoveler, teal, mallard, and this one in the photo's. Feet and beak are towards blue in color; upper beak has almost a hook at the end and they take off like a mallard. Their meat is lighter color than most ducks. Not in my duck book, we just call them blubills, anyone know what they actually are?
thanks.

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

Hen Widgeon

 

[Suka]

Shouldn't the upper forewing be white too, or is that just on the males?

 

[lilsurfer]

It is a female widgeon according to my book.

 

[lilsurfer]

Shouldn't the upper forewing be white too, or is that just on the males?

Males have a green/blue on the wings and also white. They also have a little green on their heads this time of year.

 

[Suka]

Thanks guys.

 

[the spank]

Immature Hen Widgeon

 

[Cinch]

"blubills or bluebill" is generally slang/common name for scaup

 

[Tex Critter]

You guys are all wrong. Everyone can plainly see that its a "Dead duck"!

(Congrats on your good day of duck hunting)

 

[Major Sights]

You guys are all wrong. Everyone can plainly see that its a "Dead duck"!

(Congrats on your good day of duck hunting)

STILL WRONG,

It's a TASTY duck!

 

[crawdad_79]

Hen Widgeon

Yup, hen wigeon, shot my first one the other day as well

 

[sjemac]

X whatever for hen wigeon

 

[2233]

Definitely Widgeon