He carried his childhood like a hurt warm bird held to his middle-aged breast. A Herbert Gold quotation credit + large image Yellow-billed Loon The Yellow-billed Loon or White-billed Diver, (Gavia adamsii), is the largest member of the loon or diver family of birds. This species occasionally wanders south of…
You know, it’s just one small step from legacy to lame duck. A Bill Clinton quote (42nd U.S. President) large image Mandarin Duck The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. Mandarin Ducks, which are referred to…
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…
When the goose honk high, fair weather; when the goose honks low, foul weather. A proverb credit + large image Brent Goose The Brant Goose (Branta bernicla), a goose of the genus Branta, is known in North America as Brant, Brent Goose or Black Brant. It breeds on the Arctic…
