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Photograph of five hatching wood duck eggs Item Info

Five wood duck eggs that are just beginning to hatch, June 1971. A pencil is pictured below the five eggs to give perspective on the size of the eggs. A handwritten note on the back on the photograph indicates that this was the second day since the duckling eggs pipped, or cracked the shells.
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Title:
Photograph of five hatching wood duck eggs
Creator (Person):
Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989
Date Created:
1971-06-01
Description:
Five wood duck eggs that are just beginning to hatch, June 1971. A pencil is pictured below the five eggs to give perspective on the size of the eggs. A handwritten note on the back on the photograph indicates that this was the second day since the duckling eggs pipped, or cracked the shells.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Location:
Burlington
Latitude:
40.80754
Longitude:
-91.11292
Language:
eng
Source:
Frederic Leopold papers
Call Number:
MS 113
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9645f
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
2 photographs
Genre:
photographs
Type:
Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Frederic Leopold collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cj87k56
Related Resource:
Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
Avian Identifier:
3160
Identifier:
leopoldfrederic180
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w95x25c4v

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"Photograph of five hatching wood duck eggs", Frederic Leopold Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w95x25c4v
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