Pintail duck - sleek and fast

Intro
Did you know… (Did you know…)
There’s a duck with a tail like a pointed arrow…

Verse 1
Long and slim with a graceful frame,
Northern Pintail is its common name,
Chocolate head and a white neck line,
Running clean like a river sign.
Silver-grey wings, long neck held high,
One of the most elegant ducks to fly,
Fast on the wing, sharp and light,
Cutting through the open sky.

Pre-Chorus
That long black tail gives the clue,
Pointed feathers, narrow view,
Built for distance, built to roam,
Wetlands wide are where it’s home.

Chorus
Pintail duck, sleek and fast,
Shallow waters, feeding past,
Seeds and plants beneath the tide,
In flooded fields they glide,
From breeding north to winter ground,
Across the world they can be found,
Pintail duck, strong and true,
A traveller born to move.

Verse 2
Breeding far in northern lands,
Tundra pools and marshy sands,
Grass-lined nests on open ground,
Where quiet cover can be found.
Come the cold, they journey south,
Estuaries, lakes, and river mouths,
Europe, Africa, Asia too,
Following waters fresh and blue.

Pre-Chorus
Often feeding tip-up style,
Head below for quite a while,
Reaching plants beneath the surface low,
Where shallow wetlands grow.

Chorus
Pintail duck, sleek and fast,
Shallow waters, feeding past,
Seeds and plants beneath the tide,
In flooded fields they glide,
From breeding north to winter ground,
Across the world they can be found,
Pintail duck, strong and true,
A traveller born to move.

Bridge
Drakes stand out in breeding time,
Clean white breast, sharp colour line,
Females brown for camouflage,
Blending into marshland edge.
Social birds in flocks they stay,
Often mixing on the way,
Alert and wary, quick to rise,
Taking flight at danger’s sign.

Final Chorus
Pintail duck, long-tailed grace,
Wetland hunter, wide-world face,
Dependent on clean water ground,
Where healthy marshes can be found,
A symbol of the open plain,
Of migration, wind, and rain,
Pintail duck, remember this too—
Protect the wetlands they pass through.

Outro
Did you know… (Did you know…)
That pointed tail tells a story of flight…