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Check out Professor Duck's most recent blog where he discusses a resident group of Eastern Turkeys on his farm, the challenges they face during the long winter months and a little history on turkeys and habitat loss. https://t.co/NaJLg6TbIa 🦃
New Blog Alert! Head over to the #DuckBlog and read Professor Duck's newest article as he shares the story of an early Fall archery deer hunt that turned into a free meal for a group of animal predators. 🐺 https://t.co/fL3lfsfw82 #wildpredators#wildlife#coyotes#whitetaildeer
"One sign of the onset of a buck’s breeding activity in the fall is the ‘rub.’ Bucks rub their antlers on trees and brush to remove the velvet and leave scent. Next is the scrape." https://t.co/IpjdxV31xM #Whitetaileddeer#theRut2020
Are you staring at my rump or my vermiculation? 🤨
- Woody Wednesday -
Vermiculation: Wavy dark lines on the flank feathers or other areas (secondary coverts), most often in male ducks 〰️
Rump: The area just in front of the tail, on the top of the bird’s body.
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Fowl Friday ~ Who's Who
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The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) is a dabbling duck found primarily in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and New Guinea 🌏
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The head is cream colored with bold dark stripes, and it has a gray bill. ~ P/D
// Wigeon Wednesday \\
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The Eurasian Wigeon is quite a sight when it shows up in North America. Unfortunately, differentiating it from the American Wigeon is difficult in the field without use of good binoculars or a spotting scope. ✅
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📸 - @WireStock
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Waterfowl Wednesday | Gadwall Groovin'
Drake Gadwall, aka “Grey Duck"
🤘 identifying characteristics:
➊ The black rear end, which can be easily observed on the water
➋ A couple white secondaries (speculum) close to the body & visible in flight
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Fowl Friday Rewind ⏪
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Take one 👀 at the Mandarin Duck (top) & Wood Duck (bottom) females, and you can see how closely related these species really are 🧐
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They are the only two species of the Genus 'Aix" in the world!
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Who's Who Wednesday
✔️If you never seen a Mandarin Duck, you might think it’s a Wood Duck dressed up a bit
✔️They are the only two species of the Genus, "Aix"
✔️Both nest in tree cavities
✔️Populations of both are currently sound 🤞
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