Harlequin Ducks Metal Print

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Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
These attractive little ducks are named after the distinctive and colourful markings of the male in breeding plumage, the word referring to the clown-costumed pantomime character in Commedia dell’arte, a type of travelling performance featuring costumed, masked actors in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century. Even their scientific name derives from the Latin word, “histrio, meaning “actor”. They have a number of regional colloquial names, my favorite being “Lords and Ladies”, again referring to earlier eras when European nobility dressed ever so fancily. They are found across the northern hemisphere, in coastal regions, mountains, and in the arctic, nesting near fast water, glacially-fed torrents, or appearing in white water or oceanic coastlines, although they can occur inland, including here in the Great Lakes, in winter. They are small, their average weight being around 600 grams (about 1.3 pounds).
Their nesting rang...