MUTE SWANS, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 3/9/2026

 

COMMON GRACKLES, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 3/9/2026

 

EUROPEAN STARLING TAKING OFF IN FLIGHT & A MURMURATION OF THEM ON A TREE, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 3/9/2026

 

RAFT OF COMMON GOLDENEYES, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 3/9/2026

 

MALE & FEMALE GADWALLS, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 3/9/2026

 

MALE & FEMALE BUFFLEHEADS, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 3/19/2026

 

MANKY MALLARD: HYBRID OF A WILD MALLARD & A DOMESTIC DUCK, SERENA GUNDY PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 3/7/2026

   Manky Mallard is a slang term for a hybrid of a wild Mallard and a domestic duck. Most domesticated ducks are actually descended from the Mallard, which was domesticated in China around 2000 BC. There are also domesticated ducks descended from Muscovy Ducks.

   Many Manky Mallards have white patches.  This female Manky Mallard has a white chest, which is a fairly common variety of this hybrid.  This Manky Mallard was mixed in with a large group of wild Mallards.