George Browne (1918 – 1958), Canvasbacks Swinging the Channel, Chesapeake Bay (1950), oil on canvas, 24 × 36 inches.
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
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[2030/11056] Canvasback - Aythya valisineria
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans)
Subfamily: Anatinae (dabbling ducks)
Photo credit: Andrew Simon via Macaulay Library
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BOTD: Canvasback
Photo: Carol Foil
"This big diving duck, the largest of its genus, is wary and swift in flight, earning the respect of sportsmen. It is a characteristic bird of prairie marshes in summer and saltwater bays in winter. The Canvasback dives for its food, mainly the bases and roots of plants growing underwater. Its specific name of valisineria refers to the technical name of wild celery, an aquatic plant that is among its favored foods."
- Audubon Field Guide
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duck emojis
a duck w/ a cowboy hat
some duck emojis with cowboy hats! a post will follow this of them without any :)
thanks for your ask!
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Me on a normal day: Man, all ducks are so great. Just seeing any duck or goose is a highlight. Sure I've got some favorites, but at the end of the day, any duck is a good duck :)
Me, participating in @north-american-duck-poll: You're All So Wrong How Is Tumblr So Wrong About Ducks I'm Going To Fight All Of You Until You Start Voting For The Correct Ducks
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time to throw my hat in the ring for the @north-american-duck poll in honor of the Canvasback!!
I just really really like them. They’re just simple little lads.
Canvasback Fun Facts (allaboutbirds):
Often called the aristocrat of ducks
The species name of the Canvasback, valisineria, comes from Vallisneria americana, or wild celery, whose winter buds and stems are the duck’s preferred food during the nonbreeding period.
In the world of ducks, females abide by the saying, “don't put all your eggs in one basket.” Female Canvasbacks sometimes lay eggs in another Canvasback's nest; and Redheads and Ruddy Ducks sometimes lay their eggs in a Canvasback's nest.
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Seeking Shelter- Canvasbacks. Eugene Beckham, III. From Louisiana Conservationist, July-August, 1988.
Internet Archive
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Canvasback ducks . . . Silver Lake, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware . . . 2/19/22
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For #MosaicMonday:
66. "Wild Duck," from the ongoing search for all the animals from the 420 original 1906 Moravian tile mosaics by Henry Chapman Mercer on the Pennsylvania Capitol floor.
According to the guide it’s a Canvasback, but the black/white is reversed?
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