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Ducks and rice: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 10; In many parts of Southeast Asia, farmers raise ducks and farm wet-rice fields in a mutually beneficial, or symbiotic, relationship. Duck droppings fertilize the water in which the rice grows. Ducks also eat the algae and other weeds that grow near the young...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Wood ducks: Wood ducks (Aix sponsa) swimming in a creek. The brightly colored ducks are males; the brown duck is a female.; Format: image/photograph

Ducks swim in canal near Mai Chau: Ducks swim in a canal near Mai Chau. These brown, white, and black ducks with yellow bills are a domesticated variety raised by local rice farmers. In many parts of Southeast Asia, farmers raise ducks and farm wet-rice fields in a mutually beneficial, or symbiotic,...; Format: image/photograph

Five ducks by an irrigation canal are called home for the night: Five ducks by an irrigation canal look up as they are called home for the night. As sunset approaches (always by 6 p.m. in places near the equator), Balinese herd their livestock out of their grazing fields towards a barn near home. Here, a blurred figure...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese farmer herds ducks into rice fields at dawn: A Balinese farmer herds a large flock of ducks into maturing rice fields at dawn. Two thatched roof buildings are visible in the background. Ducks are an important aspect in the ecology of Bali's wet-rice agriculture. Ducks are herded into fields well prior...; Format: image/photograph

Highland field house with a farmer and ducks near Mai Chau: A farmer carrying a basket stands by a highland field house near Mai Chau. The house has a thatched roof and is elevated, but the construction is of lighter and less permanent materials than a wooden village house. On the right, domesticated ducks walk along...; Format: image/photograph

Nine ducks swim in newly transplanted wet-rice field: Nine ducks swim together in a newly transplanted wet-rice field. Four are white and two have mottled brown feathers. They swim in the blue-tinted water feeding on algae and insects among the young green rice seedlings. Once rice seedlings are transplated into...; Format: image/photograph

Ducks on the Roanoke River: These are ducks on the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The river flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Live chickens and ducks tied to motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown: Over a dozen live chickens and ducks are tied to a motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the...; Format: image/photograph

Ducks in a row at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park: Ducks swim side by side at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

White ducks transported on motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market: Over a dozen white ducks are transported on the back of a motorcycle through Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market. The man driving wears a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, plastic sandals, and a cloth cap. Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered...; Format: image/photograph

Market women squat by ducks and wares in Chinatown alley of Ho Chi Minh City: Several market women squat by ducks and other wares in a side alley of Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. They are working in a market alley with cement gutters where they use pails of water for cleaning items to be cooked or sold. Some work under a cloth umbrella,...; Format: image/photograph

Off to market: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 21; Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the animals alive until they are needed for food, and be assured of purchasing fresh meat. These...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Alligator and ducks on a pond, Everglades National Park, FL: Alligator and ducks on a pond, Everglades National Park, Florida. Everglades National Park was declared a national park in 1934, though it took the park's proponents another 13 years to acquire funds and land. The park protects approximately one-fifth of the...; Format: image/photograph

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and Eco-Center: One of the best field trip opportunities in northeast North Carolina, Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center provides educational tours and programs in the conservation of rare and endangered waterfowl.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

One of the Religious Men in the Town of Secota: "On of the Religeous Men in the Towne of Secota." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is depicted from...; Format: image/illustration

Male wood duck: Wood duck, or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa). The male of the species (shown here) is much more colorful than the female.; Format: image/photograph

Male hooded merganser: The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a small diving duck with a crest at the back of the head. The male hooded merganser, like the one shown here, has a black head with a large white patch.; Format: image/photograph

Northern shoveler: Photo of a female northern shoveler (Anas clypeata). The northern shoveler is a migratory duck found in wetland habitats in the Northern Hemisphere. It feeds mostly on plants, which it eats by swinging its broad bill from side to side,...; Format: image/photograph

A Young Gentle Woman Daughter of Secota: "A Younge Gentill Woeman Doughter of Secota." Theodor de Bry's engraving of a young American Indian woman, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the woman is depicted...; Format: image/illustration

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