Une Canne arrachant une herbe avec son bec

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A duck trying to pull out a stinging nettle with his beak- water-birds: duck (+ animal(s) pulling, drawing something)
[25F36(DUCK)(+5247)]
- plants and herbs: nettle
[25G4(NETTLE)]
- Constancy, Tenacity; 'Costanza', 'Tenacité' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
[53A21(+4)]
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT)
[86(DEFICIAM, AUT EFFICIAM)]