Found in a Mallard's Crop

[Camper]

Can anyone identify this plant that was wound in a Mallards crop shot in central northern Ontario.
Thanks

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[Paulinator]

Some type of grass seed, not sure which one.

 

[pottsy]

Canada wild rye ?

Looks like a really common grass seed. (At least around here)

 

[lemon hart]

Could it be wild rice?

 

[Eagleye]

Looks like wild rice to me. some is more mature than the rest. Regards, Eagleye.

 

[303carbine]

I would guess that it's not too good for the bird,it flew too damn close to you!!!

 

[Longwalker]

That is barley. One of mallard's favourite foods. They normally wait for it to get ripe, that stuff looks like the ducks were feeding in a field that had a lot of volunteer grain sprouted and re-grown long after harvest.
The majority of mallard shooting in Sask. is on harvested grain fields, in the duck's order of preference, peas, barley, or wheat.

 

[Paulinator]

The post claims that this duck was shot in north central Ontario. Where does a duck find second growth barley there. Sure does look like barley though.

 

[BigUglyMan]

Ganja?

 

[bronco_mudder]

Ganja?

You would know pot heed

 

[the spank]

Looks like wild rice to me.

 

[Eagleye]

I would think that if it was barley, there would at least be some "beards" from the barley in that crop. I cannot see any, so stay by my original post. Regards, Eagleye.

 

[Longwalker]

Ducks always break the "beard" ( awns) off of barley as they eat.

 

[beefman]

My bet would be wild rice.