The second installment of “Strange things I see when I Run”
If you missed installment #1, click here.
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While running the other day, I passed by a park. Enjoying the park were happy children, chatty mothers, and busy squirrels– your standard park-goers.
But this park was also home to some not-so-standard inhabitants. (A few days after my run, I walked back to the park with a camera in order to get the photos below.)
Are they chickens? Are they ducks? I guess I could call them Chucks… or Dickens… or something else that isn’t exactly PG-rated. Whatever they’re called, they sure are odd-looking. Talk about ugly ducklings! Just one more thing to add to the list of funny things I see when I run.
What are some of the funniest things you’ve ever seen, either while out running or just in your day-to-day life?
haha those are so cute!!! i love funky combinations of animals. the weirdest/ cutest things i have seen while running is ALPACAS and LLAMAS! my neighbor has them :):)
WTF ARE THOSE THINGS?! Seriously?! They’re like the mutant 3-eyed fish on the simpsons!
funny things i see when i run: drunk people stumbling home from the bars at 6:30 am! 🙂 always makes for great entertainment! i can’t get over how delicious all the melted banana trick photos turn out! have a great dayyy
Those creatures are the cutest! I want one!
That’s a Muscovy Duck! Not to be confused with the Mighty Ducks.
http://www.avianweb.com/muscovyduck.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovy_Duck
(I just researched the name 5 minutes ago, I’m not that good with birds.) I still like your name though: Chuck Dickens!
I don’t see strange things on my runs, unless construction workers and sewer pipes count. (They are expanding our neighbourhood.) Usually it’s just wildlife (jackrabbits, ducks, birds, beavers, muskrats, herons, foxes, etc.) and the odd person walking their dog. The jackrabbits are starting to look funny now – their fur is starting to turn white and the snow hasn’t come yet.
Hey Sweetie, thanks for the oat creation shout out and pic! I’m so happy you chose it, you’re the best. And, your brulee is a 2nd best 🙂 Have a lovely Tuesday honey and hope life’s treatin’ ya right!
xoxo
averie
Those birds are CUTE!!!
Aw, poor little ugly chucks!
the past couple times i have gone running, i have run into three flocks of wild turkeys! no lie!
I’ve seen similar birds before, in Florida! I stayed at a resort with a pond and they were all over the place…we took pictures too!!
I often see people sunbathing when I’m out running and this summer I saw one particularly flabby gentlemen in a speedo. LoL, it was a public place too!
That is weird. That is a genetic abnormallity and should be studied by scientists. I didn’t think they could breed across species. The strangest thing I have ever seen (and this does change daily living here) was the cobble stone street that dumps into a highway (see my blog from yesterday) and the “strip” club attached to a house in the middle of farm land that had 20 ft barbed wire around it.
Ha ha, those ducks look so familiar. I run by what I call “the duck pond” that has tons of ducks. All different kinds. Some of them are hideous! There is a sign with pictures of them and the names of them. My favorite ones I like to call “pom pom head” as they have what looks like a white “pom pom” on the top of their head. Anyways, I would much rather see the ducks, deer or bunnies than the snake that was on the path not too long ago!
those are so ugly!!! i would have literally laughed out loud. I think sometimes i looks like a fool on my run, smiling about some little thought that pops into my head-but i guess that’s better than looking like I’m about to die, right??
Huh…weird looking duck/chicken. That’s one of my fav things about running outside – it’s always an event just to look around.
That is SO WEIRD! I think I would freak out, seriously.
Mmm, loooooove banana brulee oats. I can’t wait for the next banana recipe though!
oh wow. those oats look amazing! i wanted to take a big bite out of my computer!!
the ducks are so funny looking!! quite interesting animals ducks are huh?