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The Mandarin Duck

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I am not actually really sure whether I like the sight of the male Mandarin Duck. Or to put it differently: if an imaginary child of mine ever drew up a male Mandarin Duck out of his or her imagination, I would immediately take away most of the crayons and maybe only leave those necessary to draw the female bird. Fair this is not.

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Pacific Black Ducks

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Here in Broome we observe a good selection of ducks and the most prolific at the Broome Poo Ponds is usually the Plumed Whistling-Duck. One of our favourite ducks is the Pink-eared Duck. Pacific Black Ducks lay up to 16 eggs and sometimes two clutches are raised in a year.

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Administrative Procedure for Birders II: Duck Stamp Rulemaking (Again)

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Last year, I wrote about the rulemaking process used by the Trump Administration to change the requirements of the art contest for the Federal Duck Stamp. And in order to reflect that contribution, the Administration proposed that the Duck Stamp contest have a mandatory hunting element.

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Question about wild ducks and how they raise ducklings

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Yesterday I saw two small ducklings in a group of ducks and geese, but their mom didn’t seem to be around them or attentive. Can someone explain a bit more about duck behavior with their babies? Are ducklings generally safe with other ducks that aren’t their parents?

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Administrative Procedure for Birders: Duck Stamp Rulemaking

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently sought public comments on its proposal to permanently add a hunting element to the Duck Stamp art competition. Duck Stamp sales have provided more then $800 million dollars to protect more than 5.7 The winning entry (above) featured a Wood Duck and a decoy. For example, 50 CFR § 91.13

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Freckled Ducks and field guides

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There have been some incredible duck observations in Australia over previous years. A Tufted Duck and Garganey have caused some excitement and also more recently a Green-winged Teal. We can only guess what causes these ducks to go well beyond the range that is indicated in the field guides. Freckled Ducks with a Pink-eared Duck.

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Operation Duck Drop

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RE: Operation Duck Drop. Operation Duck Drop was a success. RE: Operation Duck Drop. RE: Operation Duck Drop. Sparrow has successfully completed Operation Duck Drop. Sparrow has successfully completed Operation Duck Drop. RE: Duck Found. RE: Duck Found. RE: Band on Duck. To: Sparrow.

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