Notail (2002) & Mr & Mrs Halftail (2003-4)

Mr & Mrs Halftail, 11/04/2003
 

Mr and Mrs Halftail were regular visitors in 2003.

They were very tame, though not quite brave enough to eat out of my hand. Unlike the other ducks, who mostly come in the morning or evening, they came at any time, and visited us several times at midnight.

Between them, they can eat half a loaf of bread at one visit. Because of his appetite and because of his lack of rear end, we refer to Mr Halftail as the "Bottomless Pit"

Halftail returned in 2004 and was as greedy as ever. He behaves very similarly to Notail who came in 2002, and I suspect they are the same bird. If so, he's amazingly careless to lose his tail three years in succession... maybe even four years if he's also the same as Bent Tail of 2001. It seems probable that his tail must have been permanently damaged in an accident before we know him.

Are they the same bird? See what you think:
Notail, 2002 Notail, 2002 Halftail, 2003
Notail 2002
Halftail 2003
Notail, 2002
Do you think they are the same bird?


or not?
Halftail, 2003