Big Northern Mallard

[Tman]

you can always tell a Northern bird by its accent....."Quack, Quack, Quack--- 'ay ? "

[Wacenturion]

you can always tell a Northern bird by its accent....."Quack, Quack, Quack--- 'ay ? "

Forgot to mention......like that...very funny.  You have a good sense of humor....don't ever lose it.

[Wacenturion]

Teal...that's what it's all about with anything.....experiencing, observing and learning from those experiences.  Pretty soon it becomes second nature as to what will or will not happen.   

[sisu]

Bright orange coloring suggests that a drake, is getting all his vitamins, particularly carotenoids, such as beta-carotene and vitamin A, antioxidants that can be beneficial to the immune system. “This indicates that his behaviors and genes are good enough for him to recognize and eat the right food, or that his immune system is strong enough to produce bright orange legs,” Omland says. “The female sees this as a very attractive trait to pass on to her offspring.”

Study done by Kevin Omland from University of Maryland at Baltimore County

[ducks55]

So if I paint my legs orange...







I'll get all the hens?

 

[Skyhigh]

I'm no expert, hell I'm only 21 years old, but waterfowling is my passion and I've got 10 years under my belt of learning.  And like you said we're not trying to be "right or wrong" here, we're just trying to clear up speculation.  This seems to be brought up every year and it's always good to educate people instead of spreading false information.

It has been fun watching (or reading your maturity and experience) grow over the years...I remember you posting questions on the internet many years ago asking for advise on some kind of scout project that you were doing for your Eagle project..

You can tell that you read and study alot and apply that to the field..I hope that you choose a career path that involves you with some kind of wildlife work..