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Pekin Duck

Anas peking

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Field Notes

Description:

White duck, slightly larger than mallard.

Habitat:

Park pond

Notes:

We had walked by the tree this little duck was near and woke it up from it's nightly sleep. This was pretty early in the morning, so it was still sleeping pretty hard! My daughter walked close to take pics, and it started hissing and getting very irritated. Then it calmed down and had a stretch, we were lucky enough to catch a pic!

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Comments (9)
Michelle Parish
Will do, not quite up to speed with the procedures on here just yet!! Will do my best to be more descriptive in the future!
Ashish
Thanks Michelle... Like your story of this spotting... Request you add such in description and note... and made spotting more interesting..!!
Michelle Parish
It was pretty cute, we had walked by the tree it was near and woke it up from it's nightly sleep! This was pretty early in the morning, so it was still sleeping pretty hard! My daughter walked close to take pics, and it started hissing and getting very irritated. Then it calmed down and had a stretch!
Ashish
3rd picture is most spectacular of this pretty bird... I like to see how they move their tail...very funny...!!
Ashish
Hi... I am curious about knowing... atmosphere at every corner in world and the style of flora and fauna observed there... like free wild fauna...mostly... I do not like to see sadness on captivated animals. I never visited a zoo since I started learning about animals..... Thats why I like Project Noah....!!
Michelle Parish
Thanks, Ashish! I don't think I've posted anything yet you haven't nailed down!
Ashish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_duck
Ashish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekin_duck

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2011

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