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Frank Weston Benson made paintings, drawings and etchings of Wildlife.He also made portraits, waterscapes, landscapes, interiors and other works of art. Benson, an avid birdwatcher and hunter from a young age, spent nearly every non-winter weekend hunting or fishing. [1]
The tale is set in Potter's Lake District farm, Hill Top. [1] Her biographer Judy Taylor suggests that a drawing by Beatrix's father, Rupert Potter, of a flying duck wearing a bonnet, may have been a forerunner of Jemima Puddle-Duck, [2] and indeed there is a painting of Jemima flying in a bonnet in the book. [3]
In 1978, three flying ducks were added onto the mural. [6] Sets of ceramic flying ducks were sold as a household ornaments and decorations in the 1930s. They were popularised during the 1940s and 1950s but became less prominent during the 1960s. [18] Hilda's choice to display the ducks in the 1970s was considered an outdated fashion. [18]
Caleana major, commonly known as the large duck orchid, [1] is a small orchid found in eastern and southern Australia. [2] This terrestrial plant features a remarkable flower, resembling a duck in flight. The flower is an attractant to insects, such as male sawflies which pollinate the flower in a process known as pseudocopulation. [2]
Caleana minor, commonly known as the small duck orchid [3] or flying duck orchid, [4] is a species of orchid native to eastern Australia and the North Island of New Zealand.It has a single reddish brown, grass-like leaf and up to four yellowish to reddish flowers on a wiry flowering stem.
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Caleana nigrita, commonly known as the small duck orchid [3] or flying duck orchid [4] is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It is the most common of the flying duck orchids and has the widest distribution of the Western Australian species.
Eurasian cranes in a V formation (video) Birds flying in V formation. A V formation is a symmetric V- or chevron-shaped flight formation.In nature, it occurs among geese, swans, ducks, and other migratory birds, improving their energy efficiency, while in human aviation, it is used mostly in military aviation, air shows, and occasionally commercial aviation.