Ducks in our Lake

@glenniah (1197)

Mandurah, Australia

May 19, 2016 6:22am CST

This morning was a lovely warm Autumn day so Deisel Dog and I set off for a five kilometre walk. Also the Cleaner came to clean so I needed someplace to go. At the end of our walk I took Diesel Dog to the Park where there is a Park and a variety of Ducks. When he had finished sniffing every smell he can find, talked to all the other dogs on the way he allowed me to walk around the Lake in the middle of the Park. Today I found a new Duck, it had a red bill and black and was covered with black and purple feathers. Most of the other ducks are black, there are a couple who are black and white with red beaks, they look a bit like roosters. So my duck really stood out from the crowd. It was a lovely walk and a joy to explore our environs, plus it wore Diesel Dog out which is always a bonus I think my Duck was a Purple Swamphen, here is the link

wazoologist.blogspot.com.au

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

19 May 16

I've never seen a duck like that - are you sure it's not a coot?

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

20 May 16

@jaboUK I'm not quite sure what it is exactly. I will phone the local council and ask if they know. The Council is responsible for Parks and Larks and such.

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

23 May 16

It's a purple swamphen.

@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

23 May 16

@glenniah wazoologist.blogspot.com.au Purple swamphen

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

22 May 16

Hullo there, good to catch up with you again! BTW I won't be goiing to the Melbourne Writers festival this year, as I'm going to Melbourne with a friend next autumn.

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

23 May 16

Hi Val. nice to catch up with you too. I was in Melbourne a few weeks ago so I guess I can forego another trip, especially as I'm off on a Cruise to Singapore in July. Maybe we can catch up next year.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

23 May 16

@glenniah oooh, lucky you! We flew to Singapore and did a cruise up to Phuket and back five years ago. Enjoy

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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)

• United States

15 Jun 16

Never know what natural wonders there are to see when you get outside.

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

15 Jun 16

@3SnuggleBunnies So true, we just have to go outside and find these natural wonders.

@toniganzon (72517)

• Philippines

19 May 16

Looks like a wonderful day for you indeed.

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

19 May 16

Thanks Toni, Yes it was a delightful day and I have a picture of it as a memory

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@toniganzon (72517)

• Philippines

19 May 16

@glenniah It's something to be grateful for.

@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

20 May 16

Wish can have wonderful walk as you had in near future.

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

20 May 16

@wiLLmaH I really love walking along Clark Quay or Sentosa when we go to Singapore

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@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

20 May 16

@glenniah Sentosa is nice to have a biking. Clarke Quay oh yeah! Specially when the beautiful lights of the clubs and restaurants are on. :)

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

29 May 16

I looked at the Thailand photos, awesome but missed the duck. I did look it up and your photo is great. The duck is certainly different from any I have seen. Your visit to the part sounds delightful.

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

31 May 16

@PainsOnSlate It was a sight to behold, that is for sure

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

19 May 16

Looks a lovely place for such a walk - impressive range of ducks to observe

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

20 May 16

@arthurchappell Its a nice walk and not a lot of people around

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@LadyDuck (472004)

• Switzerland

19 May 16

The duck is cute, do you know the name of this breed?

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

20 May 16

@LadyDuck No Anna I don't know but aim to find out. It was a lovely looking duck

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@JudyEv (341787)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 May 16

You would wonder just how many smells a dog can find in one place, wouldn't you?

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

19 May 16

@JudyEv Especially when he repeatedly goes to the same places, hehe

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@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

19 May 16

Lovely photo ;)

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

19 May 16

@Lucky15' Thank you

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@NJChicaa (120073)

• United States

19 May 16

Very pretty picture!

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

19 May 16

@NJChicaa Thank you. I had a good subject to photograph

@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

19 May 16

Nice shot. I have never seen a duck like that.

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

19 May 16

@JohnRoberts This was my first experience John. I'm trying to find out what its name is

@BlissfullySilent (476)

• India

19 May 16

Really pretty! All we have in nearby park- Big Frogs

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@glenniah (1197)

• Mandurah, Australia

19 May 16

@BlissfullySilent Yes we do have some of those also,