Wild Duck

The family Anatidae includes geese and swans as well as ducks. Among the ducks, it is usual to distinguish between surface-feeding ducks, which feed by upending rear ends and dabbling for food in the water with their bills, and diving ducks which dive right down into the water in search of food. The former prefer marshes and ponds as a habitat, while the latter are likely to be found in open waters or the sea. The term ‘duck’ is not a precise one, and some birds which are ducks have names which do not include the term.