Landing Duck (IMAGE)

Penn State

Landing Duck

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Pintails are one of 38 species of dabbling ducks, also known as puddle ducks. They frequent shallow waters such as flooded fields and marshes, and they feed by tipping up rather than diving. They float high in the water and are swift fliers.

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. Greenslade-Delta Waterfowl

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