Duck

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Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the waterfowl family Anatidae which also includes swans and geese. Ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the family Anatidae; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species) but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water,More info:wiki

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#10 PEKIN DUCKLINGS,More info:purelypoultry

#9 Float Your Way to More Ducks,More info:deltawaterfowl

It’s one of my favorite personal hunting photos of all time. Unfortunately, it was from the era when 1-hour photomats used that delicate, plasticky kind of paper. So even pressed in the pages of a photo album, it has deteriorated significantly in the past, going on 40 years.

It’s a snapshot of my best high school hunting buddy, Mike, sitting at the stern of an aluminum canoe, wearing a turned down Jones-style hat in woodland camo — the only pattern we had back then. What makes it so special is the look on his face. He’s sweaty, a bit perturbed and his expression shouts, “Lord, I can’t believe we just did that.”

#8 MALLARD DUCK,More info:kids.nationalgeographic

You’ll find mallard ducks near ponds, marshes, streams, and lakes, where they feed on plants, invertebrates, fish, and insects. Mallards are dabbling, or surface-feeding, ducks because they eat by tipping underwater for food—head down, feet and tail in the air—rather than diving. Mallards also forage and graze for food on land.

The male mallard duck, called a drake, sports a glossy green head, a white ring around its neck and a rich, chestnut-brown breast. The mottled brown female mallard looks downright dull next to the male’s showy feathers.

The mallard duck’s outer feathers are waterproof, thanks to oil that’s secreted from a gland near the tail. Beneath this tightly packed waterproof layer of feathers lies a soft, warm layer of feathers called down. Twice a year, mallards molt, or shed, their flight feathers, temporarily grounding the birds for several weeks until the feathers grow back.

#7 Identifying Types of Ducks,More info:thespruce

When most non-birders think of ducks, they picture the common mallard or various hybrid ducks on local ponds. Birders know, however, that there are many different types of ducks, few of which actually have the word “duck” in their name. While all these ducks belong to the Anatidae bird family, the scientific family of ducks is so diverse that it is possible to group certain duck species into smaller divisions by their common characteristics. By understanding the different types of duck groups and related species, identifying ducks can become much easier and birders will learn to better appreciate all ducks.

#6 Muscovy Duck Explained,More info:dartagnan

This recommended it to domestication in North America, and also made possible flocks of feral ducks in parks. Muscovy ducks are brown-black in color, with some pale wing coloration, but many of the domesticated ducks have been bred for white feathers. The drake, or male, grows from 12 to 15 pounds though the hen, or female, is much smaller, weighing from 8 to 10 pounds. Both have what is called a caruncle – a fleshy, bulbous growth- on the head. This is a breed distinctive trait. They are also quiet ducks – the male makes a low hissing sound, not a full quack, and the females makes a short, weak quack called a pip, which sounds like a flute.

Muscovies are excellent fliers and like perching in trees, aided by sharp claws on their webbed feet. And they like to eat mosquitoes, spiders, slugs and bugs of all kinds, which makes them an ideal addition to a poultry barnyard.

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