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It's strange how some birds have the same looks that I also attribute to human faces, happy, sad, mean, angry, prudish, etc. This bird's appearance has a content look on it's face as if to say everything is right in my world.
Of course, I'm trying to assign virtues that may not be real, and the duck just ended up with a pleasant look on it's face by chance, and I find this a pleasant bird to look at.
From it's little faux hawk and red beak to the way the feathers are shaped and placed, this is a beautiful duck.
In the picture above, it is easy to see how rounded many of the feathers are, and that brings to mind little brown leaves that are still soft, but have fallen off the trees during Autumn.
Both sexes are identical, so the red beaks aren't the male's way of luring females. The beaks are beautiful, and I picture duck beakstick to apply the red, but that isn't needed since it's the natural virtue that God gave them. I've notice many ducks have the same little curve on the end of their beak, as if they never shed their egg tooth.
In the picture below, the wings are spread out for us to see them at their best. The brown color gives way to black and white at the tips of the wings as if it wanted to take on the form and color of piano keys.
It's hard sometimes to think of hunters hiding in their silly camouflage outfits blowing on their little man whistles, waiting to blow these ducks out of the sky with their large guns. Somehow it doesn't seem right to kill this elegance and beauty.
In fact, I was looking at videos of the ducks flying and swimming on YouTube, when suddenly I clicked on a video where a man is cutting one up on his cutting board in his kitchen. It just didn't feel right.
I try not to judge since I eat meat, and how hypocritical that would be of me to judge the hunters as I'm eating a sandwich from Chic-fil-A, but I still feel they should be left alone and not killed for amusement.
The last picture below is one of the parents and their many chicks. They are adorable with their black prison stripes. I watched many videos showing them as they jump out of their little tree cavities or bird box nests. They are so brave as they don't give it a second thought before jumping.
These ducks are least concern on the bird conservative status, which means they aren't endangered at all. That always makes me smile.
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