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Swanquarter Wilderness was designated in 1976, and it covers 8,785 acres (36 km 2) in the Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina.. The most prevalent bird wintering species residing in refuge marshes include northern pintail, green-winged teal, gadwall, American wigeon, mallard, and American black duck.
Goose Creek State Park is home to six hiking trails. Flatty Creek Trail is a one-mile (1.6 km) loop trail that begins and ends at the parking area near the campground. Much of the trail is on boardwalks over the fresh water and brackish water wetlands of the park. Goose Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile (3.06-km) trail that passes through a cypress swamp.
Crestland Avenue, W Sugar Creek Road, Hubbard Road, NC 24, Mallard Creek Road, David Taylor Drive, I-85, US 29, E Mallard Creek Church Road, I-485, Pavillion Boulevard, Morehead Road Mallard Creek is a 12.23 mi (19.68 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Cabarrus County, North Carolina .
The retention of ancestral genetic variation can be caused by incomplete lineage sorting (ILS) and introgression after secondary contact. These two factors can cause genetic variation to be shared between closely related species which is possibly why an American black duck or a Mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) may have notable white on its speculum or a Mexican duck may have flecks of green.
A male mallard. The speculum feathers are bright blue with white edges. The speculum is a patch, often distinctly coloured, on the secondary wing feathers, or remiges, of some birds. Examples of the colour(s) of the speculum in a number of ducks are: Common teal and green-winged teal: Iridescent green edged with buff. [1]
In the footage, the Black Labrador Retriever was just sitting on the ground as the ducks made quick work of cleaning him. The birds were gathered around the Lab's back. We love their little quacks ...
The American black duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heaviest species in the genus Anas, weighing 720–1,640 g (1.59–3.62 lb) on average and measuring 54–59 cm (21–23 in) in length with an 88–95 cm (35–37 in) wingspan.
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