It rolled like water off a duck’s back

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…

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Like a duck out of water

Mottled_Duck

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…

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Happy as a duck in water

American Wigeon

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…

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