Females have dark-brown heads, a white patch on their face next to their bills, gray sides, and are brown all over, and no extra tuft of hair on the head like the males. Fun Fact: Red-breasted Mergansers don’t acquire their breeding feathers until they are two years old. 8. Greater Scaup Last short Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Final appearances of ranger J. Audubon Woodlore & Humphrey, the bear. During the breeding season, Barrow’s Goldeneyes favor aquatic insects and, in fact, will head to habitats that have no insect-eating fish around so they won’t have any competition for this type of prey. In winter, they will feast on crustaceans, mollusks, and small fish. In the comics, he is often harassed or on the run from the Beagle Boys, Magica De Spell, Gladstone Gander and Mr. Jones.

Walt Disney Rare BBC TV Interview Broadcasted 6th July 1959", YouTube, September 14, 2020 , retrieved July 27, 2022 Donald was one of the few celebrities mentioned in the original version of the song Hooray for Hollywood, which was first featured in the 1937 film Hollywood Hotel, released only 3 years after Donald's first appearance. While later versions of the song would change lyrics, the line mentioning Donald was always kept. From 1946 onward, Donald's animated appearances would remove the buttons on his shirt, though they were retained in the comics.Donald's aggressive nature has its advantages, however. While at times it is a hindrance, and even a handicap, it has also helped him in times of need. When faced with a threat of some kind, for example, Pete's attempts to intimidate him, he is initially scared, but his fear is replaced by anger. As a result, instead of running away, he fights. In fact, his anger can make him powerful enough to defeat ghosts, much stronger individuals, sharks, mountain goats, giant kites, and even the forces of nature. Fun Fact: An adult Lesser Scaup may pretend to be dead when in the jaws of a predator like the Red Fox. 7. Red-breasted Merganser The goat that was in the Rubber Hose Band was fed the music sheets and had its tail turned like a crank to start the music, just like the one in Steamboat Willie. Produced for National Film Board of Canada, propaganda short encouraging Canadians to buy War Bonds Lesser Scaups are medium-sized diving birds that are pretty similar and often mistaken for Greater Scaups. What makes them different is that Lesser Scaups have a small group of hairs at the tip of their heads. It makes their head look steeper than Greater Scaups.

Donald may not be the first character that comes to mind when you think about Disney, but for many, he truly is number one! Thanks in part to these films, Donald graced the nose artwork of virtually every type of World War II Allied combat aircraft, from the L-4 Grasshopper to the B-29 Superfortress. [25]

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They are able to swallow the mussels whole despite their shells.When eating crabs, they only eat the bodies and remove all of their legs and claws prior to eating. Fun Fact: Male Common Pochards look very similar to Redheads. The difference lies in the color of their eyes. Male Common Pochards have red eyes while Redheads have yellow eyes. 16. Smew They lay three to eight eggs and line the nest with their own down after laying the third egg. When they have to leave the nest, they cover the eggs with the down. The females incubate the eggs for about twenty-four to twenty-six days, with the males staying close for protection.

Sabine Hake (August 31, 2012). Screen Nazis: Cinema, History, and Democracy. University of Wisconsin Pres. p.38. ISBN 978-0-299-28713-9.They eat plants on the surface of the water and submerged plants like pondweed. They also eat wild rice and animals such as earthworms, leeches, and snails.