Jump to content

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sleeping Mallard Ducklings

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Original
Reason
The image adds the value to the article, by illustrating the habits of sleeping ducks. IMO it is also interesting that such small ducklings already know what is the safest way to sleep.
Proposed caption
Sleeping Mallard Ducklings( Anas platyrhynchos). The ducks usually sleep with their head turned around backwards and nestled into their feathers, to keep their unfeathered bill warm. They also have a habit of sleeping in a line where the ducks on the ends sleep with one eye open, watching for predators. At the image you could see that the duckling at the right has his eye at least half opened.
Articles this image appears in
Mallard
Creator
Mbz1

Not promoted MER-C 02:30, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]