The Fowl Minds Podcast #003 Ben Pierce - Aviologist / Hybrid Ducks & Hybrid Geese

Listen along as aviologist, Ben Pierce, talks with us about hybrid ducks, hybrid geese and tells the story of his first hunts, jumping ducks off of creeks a his dad's cattle farm in Idaho. We also talk about why ducks commonly hybridize, which species are most likely to hyrbidize, and mallard mexican duck hybrids. Enjoy!Show more

Duck Picture Credit:
Mexican Duck x Mallard - Hunter Morgan
Blue Swedish x Mallard - Griffin Buckwalter @mainstream.media.

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Ben's Pierce's Info:
Educational Hybrid Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1523132257977115/
Ben's Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ben.pierce.92123?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Ben's Waterfowl Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/species241
Ben's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/hybridduck19/
Ben's YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@piercex2

- Timestamps -
0:00:00 Introduction
0:02:05 Ben's First Duck Hunt
0:02:42 How Ben Became Interested in Waterfowl
0:05:03 Most Common Hybrids
0:07:40 Why Certain Species More Commonly Hybridize
0:10:04 Texas Mottled Duck vs Florida Mottled Duck vs Mexican Duck / Mexican Mallard
0:14:33 Hybrid Ducks vs Hybrid Geese
0:17:30 Domestic Mallard Hybrid / Black Swedish
0:19:38 Mallard Long-term Averages / Aerial Surveys For Waterfowl
0:23:20 Mallards Adaptability / Ducks are Opportunist
0:26:25 Ben's ID Experiences
0:29:42 Does Planting Corn Help Nearby Public Land Duck Hunting
0:33:40 Homing Instinct In Ducks - Why To Avoid Shooting Hens
0:40:05 Pintail Pairing Habits
0:41:42 Redhead Nest Parasitism
0:45:09 Duck Personalities
0:46:57 Reasons for Pintail Population Decline
0:53:11 Ben's Waterfowl Research in Argentina - The Torrent Duck
0:56:54 Clayton Tells a Smuggling Story
0:58:00 Ben Sells Foreign Birds For Taxidermy
0:58:30 More Argentina Duck Hunting Stories - The Corn Duck
1:02:22 Fowl Minds Season 1 - Failed Idaho Duck Hunting Trip
1:05:00 How to Contact Ben

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