Friday Photo: 9 November

November 9th, 2012 at 8:50 am by Chthoniid

One of the best signs it is late Spring around here.

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Then it’s back to the world of coffee and alligators…

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18 Responses to “Friday Photo: 9 November”

thedavincimode (4,693) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 8:57 am
Hopeless. Can’t even see the feet and its arse feathers are out of focus.
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RRM (7,218) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 8:58 am
Awwww <3
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RRM (7,218) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 9:03 am
In my youth I once drove around a corner in the country a bit fast, and wiped out the rear half a mother duck’s family of little babies that had been crossing the road.

It was just the worst thing… I felt the deaths of each of those poor innocent little ducklings through the steering wheel. I love driving but for a while after that I didn’t take the car out much…
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thedavincimode (4,693) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 9:15 am
Baby killer. And you call yourself a lefty. Pfft.
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Shunda barunda (2,728) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 9:15 am
Well RRM, we live near a delightful neighborhood boy that takes great pleasure in killing them deliberately, so there are worse than you around.
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DavidR (91) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 9:18 am
thedavincimode, would you please stop channelling Red.

btw – did the duck fart? (bubbles)
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Elaycee (3,497) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 9:29 am
Ahhh, a mallard duckling. Excellent pikkie, Chthoniid.

Its a pity there is a rogue element in the mallard gene pool. In extreme cases, I hear they grow up to be rather nasty, petulant creatures that chase the ducks that are born with the alternate plumage.
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Fletch (4,305) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 10:30 am
Awww, very cute

re: crocodiles, I thought you might appreciate this laugh – LINK
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beautox (321) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 10:57 am
This is a joke, right? Farrar’s pics are better than this..
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Redbaiter (3,001) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 11:01 am
http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Beginner_s_Guide_to_Nature_Photography.html?id=irIEvXBpsS0C&redir_esc=y
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Todd Sisson (41) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 11:11 am
Super cute
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Pete George (17,596) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 11:14 am
^
http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Beginner_s_Guide_to_Birth_Certificates.html
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dime (6,196) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 11:15 am
RRM – I took out a duckling about 3 weeks ago. On my way to work. I felt like just going home. Was not a happy Dime.
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Chthoniid (1,912) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 11:27 am
@RRM

that’s tough- it’s always more wrenching killing juvenile animals.

@Shunda barunda

Eek, that’s horrible. It doesn’t sound like a well-adjusted kid

@DavidR

The bubbles are just gases coming up from the decomposition at the bottom of the lake. There were far more bubbles about than could be explained by tiny ducklings
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Chthoniid (1,912) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Fletch

ha- awesome!
I’ve seen them do that up in Papua New Guinea. It’s oddly fascinating, almost out of character for such predators.

@Todd Sisson

Thanks- perhaps compensation for the Hexatheles-spider pic I posted earlier
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Chthoniid (1,912) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@Elaycee

well, I was actually photographing Australian coots but the duck with her 3 ducklings appeared and I couldn’t resist switching subjects…
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RRM (7,218) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Like Wedbaiter off a duck’s back
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Shunda barunda (2,728) Says:
November 9th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Ahhh, a mallard duckling. Excellent pikkie, Chthoniid.

Its a pity there is a rogue element in the mallard gene pool. In extreme cases, I hear they grow up to be rather nasty, petulant creatures…

I believe that is called ‘Trevor Mallard syndrome’
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