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  • The drake's light ginger streak, reaching from the bill over to the back of the head, leads one's eye away from the smart black-and-white back end of the bird – seen by some as the finest rear of any British duck.

    Country diary: Holme Dunes, Norfolk 2011

  • Her feet were ankle-deep in the water runoff, both from the drake's newly lost ice layer and the nearby landscape.

    Elephant in the City 2010

  • Just as abruptly as the drake's appearance, his mount went from immobile to active in a heartbeat.

    Elephant in the City 2010

  • To drake's drum from anonymous...you are correct, I was wrong to suggest that the girls that hang around with muslims are the dregs.... they are no more than children and are manipulated by these predators.

    At last a Response Lionheart 2007

  • Voice The drake's frequent whistle is unmistakable: three notes, the middle one rising in pitch-we-WEE-hoo.

    Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl 2004

  • Hens sport dark scalloping on the underwing flanks, and the drake's white neck stripe is unmistakable.

    Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl 2004

  • Call The drake's distinctive whistle is used to lure teal, and it's a deadly confidence call for other puddle ducks, too.

    Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl 2004

  • On the Wing The drake's green head and contrasting white collar are unmistakable.

    Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl 2004

  • Voice The pintail drake's call is a trilling whistle.

    Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl 2004

  • On the Wing The drake's green head and contrasting white collar are unmistakable.

    Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl 2004

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