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That was a tough day for us all. I have nothing to add... here are 3 of my favorite ducks.

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, NC, USA

photograph by Jeff Gresko

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Toronto, ONT, Canada

Photograph by Todd Clustivik

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), drakes (males), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, North Slope of Alaska

photograph by Grace Scalzo

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, FL, USA

photograph by Kristen Grace

Smew (Mergellus albellus), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Mooka-Igashira Park, Moka, Tochigi, Japan

Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis), “colts”, family Gruidae, order Gruiformes, Sarasota, FL, USA

Crane chicks are referred to as “colts”.

Sandhill Cranes breed in the far north of North America, and overwinter in the southern US and northern Mexico.

There are small separate southerly breeding populations in Mississippi, Florida, and Cuba.