hello tweeties,

i know that ducks are easy for you all to identify, so i (and photographer Joseph Kennedy) decided to give you something a little more challenging: can you ID a duck by its belly button?

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/04/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_200.php

the most recently demystified mystery bird, also courtesy of Joseph Kennedy, was a lovely male Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/04/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_198.php

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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