If it walks like a duck and it talks like a duck--it's a duck! We all know that. But what if it perches high in a tree and chirps like, oh, I don't know, some kind of bird, what is it? It's still a duck! It's a Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), actually. I love these things. It was a treat this morning that my "going back to the car" experience was a pair of Wood Ducks up in the sunlight. Made my day. That and the ham salad sandwich.
The missus was a bit more shy.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
If It Walks Like A Duck And It Talks Like A Duck
Shady Character Thursday, April 16, 2009
Labels: Birds
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those wood ducks really are splendid creatures - if a bit bizarre.
we have a couple in the pond of a local castle, but the mandarin ducks and european shovellers keep on giving them hell and just wont leave them alone.
poor wood ducks
Dale
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