A nickname for the wood duck is the “acorn duck” because of its appetite for acorns March 29, 2018 A northern shoveler carries the nicknames “spoonbill” and “smiling mallard.” What are you looking at? Ma and Pa Wood Duck. It’s easy to be a Canada goose. One could do it with its eyes closed. An elephant’s eyelashes. With the temperature just north of 20°, song sparrows serenade the spring in my yard. ← I went to Costa Rica to eat bananas. Bananas do most of their growing while pointing upwards.Harmony, Minnesota rocks →