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| On the threshold of one of the doors of Smithills Hall there is a bloody footstep impressed into the door-step, and ruddy as if the bloody foot had just trodden there; and it is averred that, on a certain night of the year, and at a certai... Read more of The Bloody Footstep at Scary Stories.ca | Informational Privacy |
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Most ViewedPuddle DucksPuddle ducks are typically birds of fresh, shallow marshes ... Cinnamon Teal In the Pacific Flyway, cinnamon teal are far more common th... Shoveler Length--19½ Weight--1½ lbs. Shovelers, 'spoonbills' to ... Oldsquaw Length--20½ in. Weight--2 lbs. A slim, brightly plumage... Brant Length--24-25 in. Weight--3¼ - 3¾ lbs. These are sea ge... Blue-winged Teal Length--16 Weight--15 oz. Their small size and twisting... Eclipse Plumage Most ducks shed their body feathers twice each year. Nearly... Swans Trumpeter--Length--59 in. Weight--28 lbs. Wh... Snow Geese Length--29-31 in. Weight--6½-7½ lbs. Two races of snow ... Identification Is Important Identifying waterfowl gives many hours of enjoyment to mill... Least ViewedPintailLength--26 Weight--1¾ lbs. These ducks use all four fly... Gadwall Length--21 Weight--2 lbs. Gadwalls are most numerous in... Harlequin Length--17 in. Weight--1½ lbs. Glossy slate-blue plumag... Black Duck Length--24 in. Weight--2¾ lbs. A bird of the eastern St... Common Merganser Length--25½ in. Weight--2½ lbs. This species is larger ... Hooded Merganser Length--18 in. Weight--1½ lbs. Often seen in pairs, or ... Canada Geese Numerous and popular, Canada geese are often called honkers... White-fronted Geese Length--29 in. Weight--6¼ lbs. Migrates chiefly in the ... Mallard Length--24 Weight--2¾ lbs. The mallard is our most comm... Green-winged Teal Length--15 in. Weight--14 oz. Quite hardy--some birds s... |
ScaupGreater--Length--18½ in. Weight--2 lbs. Lesser--Length--17 in. Weight--1-7/8 lbs. Except for the wing marks, greater and lesser scaup appear nearly identical in the field. The light band near the trailing edges of the wings runs almost to the tip in the greater scaup, but only about half way in the lesser. Greater scaup prefer large open water areas; lesser scaup often use marshes and ponds. Both species migrate late, sometimes just before freezeup. Flock movements are rapid, often erratic, usually in compact groups. Hens are silent; drake lesser scaup purr; drake greater scaup have a discordant scaup, scaup. Next: Goldeneye Previous: Ringneck
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