Lame Duck – A Public Official Not Seeking Reelection A saying, quote, dictionary term Cultural Dictionary definition lame duck A public official or administration serving out a term in office after having been defeated for reelection or when not seeking reelection. The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy,…
It rolled like water off a duck’s back. A proverb credit + large image Blue-Winged Teal (duck) The Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) is a small dabbling duck. Their breeding habitat is marshes and ponds throughout north and central North America. Their range is all of North America except western…
Like a duck out of water. A proverb credit + large image Mottled Duck The Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula[1]) or Mottled Mallard is a medium-sized dabbling duck. There are two distinct populations of Mottled Ducks. One population, A. fulvigula maculosa (Mottled Duck), lives on the Gulf of Mexico coast. The…
Mottled_Duck Happy as a duck in water. A proverb large image American Wigeon (duck) The American Wigeon (also American Widgeon or Baldpate), Anas americana is a species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. It is a common and widespread duck. This dabbling duck is migratory and winters farther…
The perils of duck hunting are great- especially for the duck. A Walter Cronkite Quotation credit + large image Gadwall (duck) The Gadwall (Anas strepera) is a common and widespread duck of the family Anatidae. Its conservation status is Least Concern. The Gadwall breeds in the northern areas of Europe…
Television is a golden goose that lays scrambled eggs; and it is futile and probably fatal to beat it for not laying caviar. Anyway, more people like scrambled eggs than caviar. A Lee Loevinger Quotation large image Emperor Goose The Emperor Goose (Chen canagica) is a species of goose. The…
Today I am sure no one needs to be told that the more birds a yard can support, the fewer insects there will be to trouble the gardener the following year. A Thalassa Cruso Quotation Barn Swallow The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in…
Why does a silly bird go on saying “chiff-chaff” all day long? Is it happiness or hiccups? An A A Milne Quotation credit + large image Purple Martin The Purple Martin (Progne subis) is the largest North American swallow. Their breeding habitat is open areas across eastern North…
