Wild Fowl in Slow Motion

[Music] [Applause] [Music] many people have seen some of the wildfowl shown in this picture but few have had the opportunity to study them in slow motion first meet the little Western Sandpiper not vague or [Music] the Dowager or Robin snipe is a valuable insect watch him get that bug the marble got wit is also an interesting creature [Music] largest and most showy of All American shorebirds also destroying many insects harmful to agriculture fortunately for its own well it does not make good eating [Music] the Willett once very plentiful is now one of our rare shorebirds hair alight like a team of graceful ballet [Music] here's the canvasback ducks it's widely webbed feet are used for more than just these redhead ducks are very closely related to the canvas banks but they have larger and and much shorter bill [Music] Dadar seems a little cold [Music] both the redhead and the canvasback breed as far north as Alaska and winter is far south and Mexico and the West Indies another variety the pintail this mother seems very proud of her large family the Drake of this species is an attractive bird sales are among the Shia they are probably the most widely distributed [Music] the fast and spectacular takeoff of a pintail Drake is a sight to see the pin tail feather gives him his name the Shoveler Drake is also a handsome duck poetry of motion combined with the intent of [Music] the scalp or in some sections he is also known as the Bluebell [Music] slow motion vividly portrays the technique of the takeoff [Music] [Applause] [Music] this might be called walking on air [Music] the scalp is found over North America one of its regular wintering grounds is within the city limits of New York often as many as 50 spend the winter in Flushing Bay [Music] all tape drapes lie behind and beside the female chooses one of them for her mate [Music] the new wing killed water-walking for him he can leave all other ducks far behind and is said to be able to fly speed of 90 miles an hour [Music] ducks are not normally quarrelsome but sometimes the presence of a female starts a real battle new wing tail drapes [Music] here nine ambitious Drake's pay ardent court to a single female [Music] bald pate or American wigeon takes off with a hop skip and a jump he really climbs into the air as his flight progresses he gradually draws up his landing gear [Music] like most of our other ducks the fall pate for American Widgeon is a great traveler they may spend the nesting season in Alaska and go as far as Central America or the West Indies in the in the Atlantic they have been known to travel as far as Bermuda the azure and the British Isles in the Pacific the Hawaiian Islands even Japan they are very shy birds and when alarmed for the constant melodious whistling call [Music] the most noble game bird of all this female is on her nest when she leaves to get food an opportunity presents itself to get a closer look at her a fuzzy little guzzling she has [Music] the Canada Goose is a big bird from 8 to 11 pounds occasionally an old as much as 14 pounds in spite of his powerful wings which sometimes reaches spread of three and a half feet the Canada Goose does not get into the air rapidly once in flight is a powerful and drilling sites than a great be of migrating geese silhouetted against the windblown clouds of an autumn [Music] Canada geese mate for life and do not change partners every year as most birds do [Music] and only death [Music] the white plant or the wavy when a large block of snow geese come winging in it's a rare sight to behold [Music] [Music] the great white pelican immaculate for the ponderous dignity of an [Music] because they help to maintain Nate we hope that this picture will serve to increase your understanding and interest in their kind Paulo contribute much [Music] [Applause] [Music]