2011年11月2日 · Locating feather groups, painting individual feathers and getting the correct feel and color of a live bird require extensive research and reference to real birds, photos, and …

The mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, is a medium to large dabbling duck and is the most abundant duck species in North America. This species is found in all flyways and in almost any …

2023年1月6日 · Female mallards are a mottled brown, with darker brown feathers on their heads. They have a violet-blue wing flash (known as a “speculum”) tipped with black and white bars. …

Breeding male has iridescent green head, yellow bill, white collar around neck, brown breast, and a grayish body. Female is mottled brown, with an orange-and-black bill. Common on ponds, …

Painting the Hens. Now that you are all warmed up, time to tackle the hens. Puddle duck hens always present a challenge because of their mottled plumage. Solid patches of color do not …

Only the male Mallard, or drake, has the glossy green head and white collar; the female (called a hen) is streaked and mottled in shades of brown, buff, and black. Both sexes have orange legs …

2019年11月10日 · I photographed these three hen mallards this morning (11-10-19) and noticed each one has a different color bill. Are these normal variations? Also, the "eyebrow" on the …

2010年8月24日 · Any suggestions on specific brand/color for hen mallard body? Just paint them with flat black truckbed liner and give them a blue or yellow bill. Then go out and buy some …

Painting procedure for Mallard Hen. Paint the entire decoy with #8 Tan. Allow to dry completely. Using a soft pencil, lightly sketch in the various sections as shown. The photos are reproduced …

2017年4月6日 · Some of the birds are typical Mallards, but there are two others that appear to be mostly white or pale fawn colored Mallard hens. These closely resemble the British breed …