Daniel Parke Custis, the son, John Parke Custis, the grandson, and George Â¡Washington Parke Custis, the greatgrandson of John Custis of Williamsburg. DANIEL PARKE CUSTIS. Daniel Parke Custis, son of John Custis of Williamsburg and Frances. Parke was born at Queen's Creek plantation, October 15, 1711, being.
Perhaps one of the most effective, and certainly most bizarre, ways birds may rid themselves of parasites is to roll on ant hills, or on the ants themselves. It is believed that the formic acid that ants produce is a kind of pesticide for birds.
Flying in Vee Formation We commonly see ducks and geese flying in a regular V-shaped formation, but why they do so remains something of a mystery. One theory has been that all but the lead bird are able to gain lift from the wing-tip vortices produced by the bird in front of them.Those vortices are formed by air rushing up over the tip from the high-pressure area under the wing into the low-pressure area above the wing.ne theory has been that all but the lead bird are able to gain lift from the wing-tip vortices produced by the bird in front of them. Those vortices are formed by air rushing up over the tip from the high-pressure area under the wing into the low-pressure area above the wing.