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?
Never get sick of Banana Brulee photos. Never ever. In fact, I think I’m more in awe of Averie’s dish than I am of those dickens or chucks or whatever they are. 😉
Here’s your duck: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovy_Duck
We actually have some in the parks around here. I remember thinking they were so funny looking, because they didn’t look like all the Canada geese and mallards around here.
Yup, Muscovy ducks. I live in Florida and they are everywhere. I don’t think they’re funny looking, but then again, since I grew up here I’ve seen them my whole life. I used to have a bunch of them in my yard when I lived on the water. The babies are soooooooo cute! I call the big ones turkeys! 🙂
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Those are Muscovies. They are called ducks, but they are actually closer to a turkey or a goose than ducks. They don’t quack at all. The drake’s (males) make a hissing sound and the females make a kind of whining sound. They are amazing pets! I have 5 of them living here, and they are just wonderful to watch. They are all over Florida, they call them a nuisance down there and treat them badly, not everybody, but alot of people do. They just have such great personalities and they all act different. We had a muscovy hen lay 10 eggs, and hatched out 9. She was such a great mom and raised them all herself. And they are not ugly. The things in their face, are called caruncles, and they are like a turkeys face. The males have bigger ones than the females. In the pics above, the first 2 are drake’s and the last one is a hen. The drake’s are so big compared to the hens. I just love em! They are so adorable when you get to know them. Please research them on your own. They are absolutely beautiful and amazing!