Video Divers, dabblers and a bevy of beaks. The Ducks of Central Park.
Divers, dabblers and a bevy of beaks. The Ducks of Central Park.
Female (brown) and male (white and deep purple) Buffleheads use their stout and sturdy beaks to pry aquatic snails, arthropods and/or aquatic vegetation free from their anchors and roots.
Waterfowl can be loosely categorized by what - and how- they eat. Not to mention the shape of their bills. Most ducks are relatively omnivorous, eating both aquatic plants and animals. Some specialize in fish, mussels; others on eel grass. Some on fresh water fare, others on seafood. Dabbling ducks (such as mallards) feed exclusively by filtering the water's surface or by 'up-ending', somewhat clumsily.
About Our Art Prints
Signed art prints donated by three extraordinary artists are available for purchase in our art prints store, to support the programs we are engaged in. The prints include, among others, "Last Turn Your Turn" created by Robert Rauschenberg for the Earth Summit, Christo sketches of "The Gates,” a public art event by Christo and his wife Jeanne Claude that drew millions to Central Park, and "Manifest Destiny," by Alexis Rockman, showing New York City underwater in the future as a result of climate change.