The Breeze February 2015

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Winter birds Photographed by Eric Horan 12
Part 2: Waterfowl If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…it’s a duck, right? If only it were that easy. By Amber Hester Kuehn Of the winter waterfowl described here, not all are actually ducks. If you ask a five year old, they would probably say that a duck is a bird that floats on the water and waddles on land. However, that would also describe a pelican, a gull, and several others. Specifically, genetics qualify ducks as members of the family Anatidae along with geese and swans. Vaguely, they are defined as various water birds having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet. The following eight waterfowl are presently winter visitors in Bluffton. All of the birds listed are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 Blue-winged Teal The blue-winged teal is a dabbling duck that eats aquatic insects such as midge larvae, but also dines on crustaceans, clams, and snails as well as vegetation. In order to feed on the bottom in shallow water, they invert their bodies to “dabble” or pick at the bottom of a freshwater pond, shaking a tail feather on the surface while submerging their head. Blue-winged teal are the second most abundant duck in North America, behind the mallard. They migrate long distances and are usually the first to arrive down South and the last to head back up North. 13
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