About ducks...

Various species of ducks live all over the world: in fact, you can find waterfowl on every continent except for Antarctica.

Dabbling ducks pick food off of surface of the water or land, while diving ducks can dive under the surface of lakes, ponds or oceans to find food. Most ducks have thick, oily feathers so that they can sit on water and use their webbed feet to paddle. And most ducks don't make a "quack" noise, but make a variety of chirps, whistles and grunts to communicate.

Contrary to popular belief, ducks probably don’t love being drenched on rainy days. Their feathers allow water to roll off, but they aren’t completely waterproof, and younger ducks do not have the same well-developed suit of feathers that their elders do. In the long run, though, ducks love the water that rains bring, filling ponds, rivers and lakes and creating a full hunting ground.

Meet the duck...

"I wrote a poem called, 'Rainy-day Fun:'

The weatherman says that rain's on the way
Get ready, get set … It’s time!
I'm hurrying out - quack quack, now make way!
How it seems when I’m rushing, I rhyme!

I haven't the time for my slicker and wellies.
I don't like them over my feathers,
With pond plants and fish and a happy-ful belly,
I surely love rainy-day weather!

With rainfall aplenty for ponds and for streams,
I'll be floating quite pretty for days.
This perfect duck weather - the stuff of my dreams!
I'll quack and I’ll paddle away!"