Duck

Redheads breed in the northern prairies of the United States and Canada and the intermountain marshes of the west. They prefer non-forested environments with water… Read More »Where Are Redhead Ducks Most Common?

The redhead is a medium sized diving duck that visits the Chesapeake Bay during its winter migration to Texas and Mexico. Where are redhead ducks… Read More »Where Do Redhead Ducks Migrate To In The Winter?

Muscovy Ducks have red facial skin with odd warty growths. Wild Muscovy Ducks are wary birds that feed by dabbling in shallow wetlands. Do ducks… Read More »What Kind Of Ducks Have Red Faces?

Webbed Feet: Most mammals and birds that spend a lot of time swimming in or propelling themselves along the surface of water have webbed feet.… Read More »What Is The Purpose Of Webbed Feet?

Like most birds, ducks have 4 toes. Ducks typically have 3 forward facing toes that are webbed and one very tiny toe pointing back. Does… Read More »Do Ducks Have 4 Toes?

two legs. A bird’s leg bones tend to be heavier than a similar-sized mammal’s. This is because a bird has just two legs to stand… Read More »How Many Legs Does A Bird Have?

Resplendent in bright pink feathers (the result of a diet rich in larvae, algae, and shrimp), flamingos are among nature’s most beautiful birds—and the strangest.… Read More »Which Bird Stands On One Leg?

A number of avian species, including ducks and geese, often stand on one leg to thermoregulate (control their body temperature) during cold weather by keeping… Read More »Do Ducks Have One Leg?

They likely imprint information about their home breeding and wintering areas and use navigational cues to return to them. Ducks and geese differ in their… Read More »Do Ducks Know Where Their Home Is?

Forced copulations are “pervasively common in many species of ducks,” writes Prum. These are socially organized “gang rapes” that are “violent, ugly, dangerous and even… Read More »Do Ducks Force Mating?