Friday, July 9, 2010

they came back!

Last June, I posted about a brief but fascinating visit by a pair of Black Bellied Whistling Ducks. They decided to stop at our place for just a short time one morning - a rest stop, I suppose, on their journey to...wherever they go. I thought it somewhat funny that they chose to fraternize with our domestic ducks that day. This year, on the morning of July 4th, they were here again! Again, it was a pair (the same ones?) and again, they hung out with our barnyard ducks in the yard for just a little while before moving on. I came inside for the camera, but by the time I made it back out to the yard, they had left. It was a year and one month since we had last seen them.

Are these two regular travelers through these parts, and have they decided that this is a nice place to stop? Is it even the same two? Or perhaps they live around here, and are simply making the rounds. I will be watching for them next summer.

3 comments:

  1. That is really neat. I have never seen those type of ducks before (I clicked on your link)! They almost don't even look real! How nice would it be for them to visit each year!?

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  2. We had the same two ducks come back every year also! It was so neat. It's like our pool (at the old house) was a hotel for them. Very neat!

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  3. Neat! I have also never seen those types of ducks before. You must have the "perfect" place for them to keep returning. Be ready with the camera!!

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