Hi all Last weekend, I visited the Branford Supply Pond and took some pictures of the mallards. I noticed the females were much brighter in coloration (brighter tans) than I recall from previous years. Any thoughts on this? Donna Branford

Don't know the answer to your question but I had two fm at Fannie Stebbins/Longmeadow MA, Wednesday, side by side and kept trying to figure out why one was so much lighter/brighter than the other. Took pictures which I did not post - would be really interested in hearing other peoples thoughts. Anita Mueller designamm@aol.com www.wildshots.net -----Original Message----- From: sunny19682@comcast.net To: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Sent: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:12 PM Subject: [CT Birds] coloration of female mallards Hi all Last weekend, I visited the Branford Supply Pond and took some pictures of the mallards. I noticed the females were much brighter in coloration (brighter tans) than I recall from previous years. Any thoughts on this? Donna Branford _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.