ALL IN A ROW

 



Do you think of ducks when someone says “all in a row”?  ‘Get your ducks all in a row’?  My post this weekend is based on how ducks in a row compare with other things in a row such as 
 

A family of ducks sitting in a row.

A family sitting in a row.

Young ducklings in a row.

Young cousins in a row.

Ducks in a row on a log.

Kids in a row on a log.

 Singing ducks in rows.

Singing singers in rows.

A row of dancing ducks.

A row of dancers.


Ducks in costumes in a couple of rows

Actors in costumes in a couple of rows.


One duck above the rest

:->

La Nightingail

(he's on stilts)

P.S.  That very tall duck was known as “Long Boi”.

“Long Boi” made a big splash on social media, picking up more than 30,000 Instagram followers amazed by his size.  Long Boi, lived on the University of York campus & waddled onto Twitter and Reddit when users spotted him and believed him to be the tallest mallard duck to have ever lived. According to Long Boi’s Instagram info, he was a cross between a Mallard and an Indian Runner, which is why he grew to 70cm (27.5591 inches) tall. He really did stand out from the crowd. He was the only ‘long duck’ on campus so he was very unique and loved by both staff and students at the university, but he had fans all over the world!

In May of 2023 he went missing from the University campus for several weeks and it's thought he passed away.  Both Indian Runner and Mallard ducks in the wild have an average lifespan of between 5-10 years.

Indian Runner ducks.

Comments

  1. This post was a hoot to read. Or quacky! So many silly ducks! But it was fun to compare them with your photos of friends and family! Kept me laughing!

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  2. You and your birds! Thanks for making me laugh! I've only really known wildish mallard ducks which lived around my parent's waterfront home near the Chesapeake. Once you begin feeding them, they will book a regular table and invite all their friends. They don't like being told "there is no more corn." They also leave quite a mess on the lawn.
    A few years ago there was a small urban farm in our neighborhood that raised small goats and ducks. Occasionally the ducks would take a walk outside their fence and I noticed that ducks are natural-born followers. They never scattered but instead ran in a close line. I think it's an instinct for survival so only the slowest of ducks will get caught by the fox.
    As for singers on stilts, that seems very practical for the short tenors in the back row. Or maybe sopranos who need help for that high C :–)

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