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!

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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