It’s as hard to see a woman crying as it is to see a barefooted duck. An Irish proverb credit + large image Fulvous Whistling Duck The Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor, is a whistling duck which breeds across the world’s tropical regions in much of Central and South America,…
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath. A Michael Caine quotation credit + large image Black Duck The American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck. The behaviour and voice are the same as for Mallard Drake. Breeding: Their…
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in A Confucius quotation credit + large image Mallard (duck) The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck. The Mallard breeds throughout the temperate…
The great political tugs of the past 35 years have concerned the distribution of the golden eggs. In the 1980s and 1990s we must focus on the health of the goose. A Paul Tsongas quotation credit + large image Canada Goose The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is a goose belonging…
A market is three women and a goose. An old proverb credit + large image Ross’s Goose The Ross’s Goose (Chen rossii or Anser rossii) is a North American species of goose. The Ross’s Goose is a rare vagrant to Western Europe, but is commonly kept in wildfowl collections and…
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. An old proverb credit + large image Greater White-fronted Goose The Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) is a goose species closely related to the smaller Lesser White-fronted Goose. In Europe it has been known as simply “White-fronted Goose”. The Greater White-fronted…
A fish may love a bird, but where would they live? A Drew Barrymore Quotation Barn Swallow The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. In Northern Europe this is the only common species called a “swallow” instead of a “martin”. Identification Tips:…
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…
