Christmas in July still means carnage!!

Today's visit is brought to you by the letter "D" and the number "!2". Something made me think about the wonderful world of ducks thia morning. We don't think about ducks enough nowadays. Let's explore their universe together a little.

Did you know that a male duck is called a drake and that a female is called a duck. Their offsprings are called ducklings. Ducks have webbed feet, which act like paddles. A duck waddles instead of walking because of its webbed feet.

More duck facts:

Ducks' feet have no nerves or blood vessels. This means ducks never feel the cold, even if they swim in icy cold water.

Ducks' feathers are waterproof. There is a special gland that produces oil near the tail that spreads and covers the outer coat of feathers. Beneath this waterproof layer are fluffy and soft feathers to keep the duck warm.

Ducks were once wild until they were domesticated by the Chinese many hundreds of years ago.

Ferdinand The Duck from the great movie "Babe" (smile) was an Indian Runner. This breed of duck originated in India. There are three varieties of Indian Runners, the Fawn and White, the White, and the Pencilled. Indian Runners are great egg producers and can lay 200 eggs in a year.

- Ferdinand the duck famous quote: "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death! Death means carnage; Christmas means carnage!"

That's all for today boys and girls, for more information about the wonderful world of ducks, I invite you to visit Ducks Unlimited.