Rosy-billed pochard Rosy-billed pochard The rosy-billed pochard, alternatively named rosybill or rosybill pochard ("Netta peposaca"), is a duck with a distinctive red bill on males and a slate-colored bill on females. Though classified as a diving duck, this pochard feeds more like a dabbling duck. The species name "peposaca" is derived from a Guaraní word for "showy wings", referring to the broad white stripe that is only visible with stretched out wings. The rosy-billed pochard is endemic to South America. It is found in Argentina, central Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. The population in southern Argentina migrates northward during the austral
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals is a 2010 television documentary film broadcast on HBO. The film chronicles the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that began with the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship Game and lasted throughout their lengthy Hall of Fame careers in the NBA. The film makes an argument that without the massive media attention that was placed on the rivalry that Johnson and Bird had, the NBA might not have made it through the 1980s following the merger with the ABA, among other things. HBO Sports President Ross