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Nature Nuggets: The hideouts of wintering ducks
Many people think of spring as the ideal time to find, view and photograph ducks. Although spring can be a wonderful season ...
Ducks can be split into two broad groups: dabblers and divers. Diving duck is a loose term that covers a wide range of ducks who feed mainly by diving under the water, whether it's to chase fish, ...
There are three main types of ducks: dabbling, diving and perching, each classified by their habitat and behavior. Dabbling ducks feed on the water's surface, diving ducks plunge below the surface ...
Challenging on the wing, widely distributed, and excellent on the table, the canvasback is the paragon of diving ducks, just as the mallard symbolizes the dabblers. Today, the canvasback is ...
Although it mixes freely with other diving ducks on large lakes in winter, the Ring-neck is also found on small, tree-lined ponds, and associating with dabbling ducks on shallow waters. A strong and ...
Sea ducks are species that mostly winter on oceans, favor cold deep waters and can dive to great depths to capture food. Their ranks include eiders, goldeneyes, mergansers, scoters and the long ...