Ducks

Never eaten a duck. Not sure I'd want to. I rather feed them.

 

The lone duck picture may be a Redhead Duck. It is a diver but feeds inland on very large rivers or lakes and in freshwater so that the flesh is delicious. It is also similar to a Canvasback Duck which is possibly the best eating of all ducks. I have shot these ducks on the upper Niagara River and over on the Finger Lakes in NY. They were never in any of my gunning spots along the Atlantic Coast in New England or NJ. https://www.google.com/search?q=red...0i390i650l3.5305j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
In one of the pictures to the right, a bird looks to be a hen Mallard. The bright yellow/orange feet along with the light brown mottled feathers gives it away. It is one of the most common north-eastern ducks along with the Wood Duck.
I am surprised with the amount of Canadian Geese down in Florida. I have not seen any myself though I have seen both a European Brant and an Atlantic Brant down in Mosquito Lagoon on the eastern side of George's Bar. Until fairly recently Canadian Geese would stop their migration from the sub-Artic nesting locations in Canada to somewhere around the Chesapeake Bay areas with small groups going further south even to Florida. Plus some of these Canadian Geese birds in Florida may be descended from birds brought down to Florida from the north as "pets". With winters being milder up north, the migrating geese have been short-stopping and not making it all the way to the Chesapeake plus most mid-Atlantic geese populations are non-migrating birds that nest right where they live all year around. Like the ones on Sam's pond which most likely stay in Florida all year too.