This Coot was trying to gatecrash the Mallard Party!
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- Ananka
- I have been Blogging since 2011. I first started with 2 Blogs about nail polish, which I do from time to time. My main focus is on my more recent Blog which is about photography, mainly nature and wildlife. Welcome to my little world :-)
It seems they are gathering on a cold morning.
ReplyDeleteYes a good little gathering. Thanks Giorgio :-D
DeleteBoa tarde e uma excelente terça-feira com muita paz e saúde. Foto maravilhosa, minha querida amiga.
ReplyDeleteThanks Luiz :-D
Delete...it's often hard to the odd one out.
ReplyDeleteIt really is, but the coot did well! Thanks Tom :-D
DeleteWhat a cheeky little coot! 😆 It must have wanted in on the fun—who can blame it? Mallards do throw quite the lively gathering! Such a great capture of nature’s little social mix-ups. 🦆✨
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Haha yes Melody! It was fun to see. Thanks :-D
DeleteHope they're friends
ReplyDeleteI think they are Mikael. Thanks :-D
DeleteThe coot is a party spoiler
ReplyDeleteHe sure is! Thanks :-D
DeleteUy que lindas aves. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThey really are. Thanks :-D
DeleteGood capture -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine :-D
DeleteI hope they were kind and extended an invitation.
ReplyDeleteI think they did, and were happy together. Thanks Terry :-D
DeletePoor thing!
ReplyDeleteHe did well Irina :-D
DeleteCoots are a bit weak in waterfowl formality.
ReplyDeleteHaha yes! :-D
DeleteMaybe the ducks invited him over.
ReplyDeleteThey might have and had a good time :-D
DeleteEs muy sociable y quiere unirse a ellos.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo.
He sure does. Thanks :-D
DeleteHahaha! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThanks Fernando :-D
DeleteBirds of a feather flock together.
ReplyDeleteHaha yes indeed Kirk :-D
DeleteI hope the situation ended well and amicably. :D
ReplyDeleteIt did and all were happy :-D
DeleteI love this! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Shannon :-D
DeleteLovely photograph. The mallards were not having it! :) Or maybe there was some food he was trying to get to. These are all females on one side, and the odd one is a male. That's why be why they're moving away, not only because they are different species. You have captured an interesting moment.
ReplyDeleteI have sometimes seen female ducks flock around male ducks of other species, though.
I have a story to tell in regards to that...There was this male white duck that had a whole group of wild female mallards accompany him at all time. I suspect he was an escaped domestic white duck, because what else could he be? His species doesn't exist in nature, he was a common domestic white duck, I think they're called pekins. He had half a dozen mallard females around him, though. How he managed to get such a following, I never understood. He must have had a nice personality.
Initially, he lived with his 'girlfriends' in a nature park Hutovo Blato, but after a fire happened one Summer, they escaped to Mostar for a time being, so I used to see them around the town as well. They eventually returned to Hutovo Blato. I wonder if he has a big family now!
Glad you like it Ivana. I think they all had a good time. I gave them plenty of food! It is good to see the different species interacting well.
DeleteThat is a good story about the white duck, yes sounds like a Pekin Duck. They are lovely white ducks. He must be a lovely guy to have so many girls after him! I bet they have a huge family now. Lovely story. Ducks are wonderful creatures :-D
I love your bird photo Ananka. So cute that the coot wants to join in.
ReplyDeleteThanks, glad you do :-D
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