The Lurkdragon's Lair

carriemp:

These two juvenile ducks were found following people into a cafe in downtown State College. One of our interns happened to be there and saw it happening, and brought them in. They have no fear of humans, and were both fairly skinny by the time they arrived. Their wings are also clipped. 

All signs point to the fact that these were probably “Easter ducklings” - marketed as a cute, fuzzy gift for children around the holiday. They became acclimated to being cared for by humans, and lost all of their natural fear. Once they started growing, and turning into actual adult ducks, they were dumped and, hungry, lost, and confused, they started tailing whichever humans they could find. 

They’re very sweet, and hate to be separated. Yesterday while I was washing some crud off of the feet of the black one, his friend made quite the racket. He only settled down when they were back together. 

We’ll get their weight back up, and hang on to them until they’ve matured, and then they’ll be placed with one of our volunteers who lives on a farm with a lake. She takes in all of our misfit ducks, and takes wonderful care of them. 

But please folks, understand that animals are not disposable. Whether it’s a dog, or a cat, or a lizard, or a duckling, if you purchase a creature you’re taking responsibility for it for the rest of it’s natural life. 

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animals-animals-animals:

Blue Winged Teal (by willieb)

rhamphotheca:

fairy-wren: Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Northern Seas

(photos by tony persson)

animals-animals-animals:

King Eider Duck (by juddpatterson)

animals-animals-animals:

Canada Geese (by Little-Miss-Splendid)

fat-birds:

Duck Mafia by Thru Kurts Lens on Flickr.

punkrockbetty:

lotv:

I hope this makes some of you in a better mood. Because I’m feeling quite over the day. But this helps a bit. 

This is so cute… I wanna hug the little thing!

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rhamphotheca:

Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)

… is a medium-sized sea duck. Their breeding habitat is in tundra pools and marshes, but also along sea coasts and in large mountain lakes in the North Atlantic region, Alaska, northern Canada, northern Europe and Russia. The nest is located on the ground near water; it is built using vegetation and lined with down. They are migratory and winter along the eastern and western coasts of North America, on the Great Lakes, coastal northern Europe and Asia, with stragglers to the Black Sea. The most important wintering area is the Baltic Sea, where a total of about 4.5 million gather…

(read more: Wikipedia)   

(photos: T - male, by Wolfgang Wander; BL - female, by Mdf; BR - male, by Shell Game)

rhamphotheca:

fairy-wren: King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), males, Arctic Circle

(photos by studebakerbirds)

rhamphotheca:

fairy-wren: Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) males, Alaska and Siberia

(photos by studebakerbirds) 

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rhamphotheca:

dendroica:herr-lucifer:peepantsrepulsa: …the fuck.

…Sue me, but the head being perfectly intact there is weirdly fascinating.

norisus:

wolfstar-thunderfrost:

open-the-cages:

A mother goose had lost her lifelong mate and was left alone to create and tend to her nest. She spent the day sheltering her eggs from the cold spring air inside an empty cemetery urn chosen as home. The loss of her male partner made her vulnerable to any would-be predators who choose to approach the nest. But, in an unlikely twist of fate, an adult deer had befriended the mother goose, taking over the role of protector. 
This animal friendship is highly unusual, since there’s no known way that a deer and goose can communicate. Yet somehow the deer has come to understand the need of the nesting mother. 
The deer then spent its days near the urn acting as guardian when needed. As passersby approach the area the deer stands and places itself between the person and the nesting goose. On one occasion the deer even took a protective stance taking on a barking dog near the area of the urn. ♥

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26SecMYvQaA

THIS NEEDS TO BE A DISNEY MOVIE! 

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audreyii-fic:

In the event that your day was in any way unsatisfying, I offer you the dewy backfuzz of this baby duck.

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By kluens

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