Would you rather be a duck?

Ducks are talented little creatures.They can fly, swim and walk on two feet. They are very social animals and suffer if they don't have companionship. When they are raised by a human they often begin to think they are one. Ducks are close relations of geese and swans. Some interesting facts are; they have three eyelids, their webbed feet have no nerves or blood vessels so they never have cold feet, some ducks can fly 312 miles per day and they line their nests with feathers plucked from their chest. Ouch!

Our local park is the home of many species that spend their summers with us. We sometimes have geese dropping by and I once took a picture of a pelican that was evidently left behind when his group flew off. 

There are a number of famous ducks. Disney must have loved them because his flock included Donald, Daisy, Hewey, Lewey, Scrouge Mc Duck and Daffy Duck. Then of course there is the AFLACK duck, disco duck, the "You Bet Your Life duck, who revealed the secret work for Groucho Marx and won contestants $100.Count Duckula began his career on British TV in 1988 before coming to the U.S. Long before that was Hans Christian Anderson's Ugly Duckling in1843, who grew up to be a swan.

Just for fun I found this poem by Mary Ann Hoberman for your enjoyment.

Ducks

Ducks are lucky don't you think?

When they want to take a drink

All they do is duck their bill,

Doesn't matter if they spill.

 When they want to take a swim

All they do is dive right in;

And they never seem to sink.

Ducks are lucky don't you think?