A silly duck

H.Waller
Date: 27 October, 2008
Time: 1300
Weather: sunny, warmer, 66 degrees
Location: Pringle Park

Today on a walk with our colloquium class we came to a little grassy area that I think is called Pringle Park. I stopped to sit on the edge of a part of the Mill Race where seven ducks were floating in front of me. One of the ducks nearest to me has his bill folded under his wing and is curled up in a very warm looking position. This duck has proven very comical to watch because he keeps opening and closing his eye on the side of his body from which he peers at me and then quickly shuts it again. He has floated to the edge and is now only a foot and a half from the bank. His bright orange feet are hanging straight down motionless into the water. This duck looks like he might be an older one, as the side of his head is a faded grayish brown where the brillant green has declined. Another comical behavior this cozy ball of a duck just allowed me to observe was he abruptly pulled his head out of his feathers, looked straight ahead ans swan a few paces before emitting a cloud of brown waste into the water that slowly dispersed and sank.