A reader sent me this photo recently, asking, What is it? It’s a Domestic Mallard, sometimes all white with yellow-orange bill and legs. It’s also known as a Peking Duck. People raise them. Sometimes you’re seeing their livestock, sometimes an escaped bird. Interbreeding with wild ducks can cause puzzling plumages.

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