I hadn’t been to Horsepower for Kids horse farm/sanctuary in a while so I stopped by on the way home after a walk at Chesnut Park. It had started raining so I walked around with my umbrella since the weather had cooled off.
Said “Hi” to the chickens and pigs. The one above came over to give me a snort.
The mandarin duck family seems to be growing there.
The kids out for a ride did not seem to mind the rain.
“Hey lady, can you turn out the light?” said the muscovy duck.
“I’m a happy duck.” said the some sort of mallard hybrid.
“Going for a swim.” said another mallard hybrid.
“I am not a mallard!” says the juvenile male wood duck.
“We are family.”
“I can swim.” says the American pekin duck.
“I can flap too.”
Hanging out with friends.
“Hey lady, what kind of brown duck is this?”
“This needs some hot sauce.” says the muscovy duck.
“For the hundredth time, I’m a goose, not a swan so go away.”
This mandarin duck couple looks sad. I’m not sure whether the males lose their bright feathers in the summer?
“Hey lady, get my good side.” says the shelduck.
“These bugs taste yummy.”
I walked around both lakes in downtown Lakeland, Lake Morton and Lake Mirror. All of the usual summer ducks were present but sadly, one of the shelducks has gone missing. A man who lives close by and feeds the ducks daily told me that he hasn’t seen the other one in a while. I didn’t see him while I was there. Sadly, now the shelduck is all alone. Anyone want to take up a collection to buy another one for the lonely one at Lake Mirror? You can buy a pair for $275 on Efowl.com. It doesn’t say but maybe you could get a single one for half the price.
Linking to Saturday’s Critters
