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Annual Lifecycle - Prenesting

Who Leads and Who Follows?

The female duck always makes the choice for the breeding area because she is homing to the site of her birth or a site where she successfully hatched a nest.

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Fowl Fact

Birds have an amazing number of skin muscles used for feather control.  Some geese have more than 12,000 of these muscles, which help regulate body temperature and enable the birds to display aggression and amorous intentions.

Understanding Waterfowl

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