Bird Illustrations

Ducks:

Pencil sketch of two ducks on rippling water, one in profile and one facing forward near the lower left.

Sketch of Ducks, pencil

About the illustration:
Ducks at Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois.

About ducks:

Ducks are mostly aquatic birds that are smaller than swans and geese. They habit both freshwater and sea water areas. They are within the biological family called Anatidae.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (having a spinal cord)
Class: Aves (birds)
Order: Anseriformes (all are web-footed)
Family: Anatidae (includes ducks, geese, and swans)