Gardening under the Florida sun: Ducks at the beach?

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Have you ever seen such a thing ?

Anonymous said...: Wow... In all the years we've been here, I've never seen them at the beach! The ponds around here are really low, or dried up in some cases. I wonder if that could be the reason?; June 3, 2008 at 8:40 AM
R.Powers said...: I HAD NO IDEA YOU CREATED A WEBSITE!!
Hooray!
I'll be a regular now.
Ducks on the beach? No, not mallards anyhow.; June 3, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Dani said...: Laura,
I thought they might be injured but after watching them for awhile, you could tell they were just there to feed. Very strange.

FC,
Welcome to my blog. Loved your post today. So cute.; June 3, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Rurality said...: Yeah, yeah! They are Black-bellied Whistling Ducks! I've seen them at beaches before... they also like salt marshes.; June 4, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Dani said...: You rock Rurality!!! Thank you for figuring it out for us.; June 4, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Dani said...: Rurality,
Got so excited about the ID that I forgot to welcome you to my blog.; June 4, 2008 at 9:22 AM
Anonymous said...: I would of said they are Teals rather than Black bellied whistlers.
Either way, I was surprised to see a pair of Teals on Lighthouse beach at Sanibel Island, three weekends in a row. It was a first for me too.; June 10, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Dani said...: Anon,
These pics were taken at Sanibel!!! We were staying down at beachview cottages. Thanks so much for stopping in and commenting.; June 11, 2008 at 8:08 AM