Winter means ducks come back to South Carolina. They always seem to be rapidly flying away and/or far away. The Fish and Wildlife Service recently published a PDF: “Ducks at a Distance” by Bob Hines of Department of Interiors, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
It’s introductory paragraph gives you a good idea of what to expect. Identifying waterfowl gives many hours of enjoyment to millions of people. This guide will help you recognize birds on the wing-it emphasizes their fall and winter plumage patterns as well as size, shape, and flight characteristics.
After a brief explanation of terms, the document proceeds to go species by species to to provide great tools to help in identification. I saved it to my phone but I definitely need to study it carefully before the next time I go in search of ducks.
Submitted by: Judy Morr