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Krista Lundgren/USFWS

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Public Domain
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The anatomy of a diving duck such as the lesser scaup pictured here, requires them to run across the water before lift off is achieved. One of many characteristics that separate diving ducks from dabbling ducks.
Subject tags
Waterfowl
Wetlands