RELOADED EP171 - Dabblers, Divers, Sea Ducks... What's The Difference?
Ducks Unlimited Podcast
Ducks Unlimited Inc.
4.9 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Hosts Dr. Mike Brasher and Chris Jennings have a quick discussion on the basics of what separates these waterfowl types. Brasher explains anatomy, feeding types, and other differences between these ducks, while Jennings brings a handful of fun facts to the show.
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| 0:43.8 | Welcome to the Ducks Unlimited podcast, Reloaded, but we bring you the best of our past episodes. |
| 0:49.6 | Whether you're a seasoned waterfowler or curious about conservation, this series is for you. Over the years, |
| 0:55.4 | we've had incredible guests and discussions about everything from wetland conservation to the latest |
| 1:00.6 | waterfowl research and hunting strategies. And reloaded, we're revisiting those conversations |
| 1:05.8 | to keep the passion alive and the mission strong. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this reload. |
| 1:15.5 | I've got Dr. Mike Brazier, my co-host in the studio, and we are going to talk, well, let's say this, |
| 1:22.8 | Mike is going to clarify some of the differences between dabbling ducks, diving ducks, and |
| 1:30.4 | even perching ducks, and maybe kind of hit on sea ducks a little bit. Now, we're referencing |
| 1:35.5 | North American birds here. But, you know, we reference diving ducks or puddle ducks or, you know, |
| 1:42.1 | all the time in a lot of our media that we do. |
| 1:44.7 | And I feel like maybe there's some of our listeners out there who really want to get into |
| 1:49.7 | the real interesting differences, foraging, some of the anatomy that really separates these ducks. |
| 1:59.5 | So, Mike, let's start with the puddle duck. |
| 2:02.1 | Okay. You know, this is actually a, it feels like a rather simple conversation, dabbling ducks, |
| 2:10.6 | diving ducks, you know, what's the big deal? But, but yeah, and a scientist, we could probably |
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