Different birds of a feather still flock together

There is nothing better than going for a wee walk to my local park armed with food to feed our feathered friends especially when there is a mission involved that needs to be completed!

That is what happened when I went in search of TWO DIFFERENT BIRDS to fulfil the requirements for #SMaP Show Me A Photo Contest Round 79 from the faboulous @nelinoeva in the Feathered Friends community.

Some of you know that I love the swan family, but there have been changes in the family dynamics since last year.

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First up a flock of black headed gulls converged on the food. You might be able to tell that the swan in the picture is not Mr or Mrs (Steve or Susie) Swan of last year. They would have scared the gulls away. No, this is one of their children the pies, and it is actually cutiepie. She and her brother mudpie have stayed at Beveridge Park, whilst Mr and Mrs Swan have relocated a mile away to a larger body of water in a more remote location at Raith Park, and you can see how they are getting on in Meet the Swan family of Raith Lake ~ Susie Stevie and Blueberry Pie!.

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The purpose of the post was to enter a picture of two different birds. This is my entry 👇👇👇 and the two birds in question are a Mute Swan and a Mallard Duck.

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Cutiepie swan and her little friend Martha the Mallard duck passing like ships in the night my entry for #smap round 79

Do you see the plastic bottle in the background? Disgusting humans! I am forever fishing out plastic waste and throwing in the trash cans provided.

The seagulls are a menace here and cause havoc. So of course they could be in any two different birds picture!

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That was almost a cool picture if the whole flying gull had been in the picture!

There was no wind last week when I visited and the pond was like a millpond!

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Of course there were other different birds on show, some wanting food and some with other things on their mind.

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This was Margaret Mallard passing by a couple of coots. People often get coots and moorhens mixed up as they are about the same size and both are black in colour. However coots have white bills and morrhens have orange or red ones. Can you see the white on the bill of Cindy Coot? Charlie Coot meanwhile was being shy and hiding from my camera, either that or he was trying to see what Cindy looked like underneath 😯

This post is actually a three in a one, being Wednesday it is also my post for #wednesdaywalk from the wonderful @tattoodjay , do check out his latest post Wednesday Walk La Palme Farm to see howto enter.

Now because we are walking, I have to include MacDonald the Pomerian duck!

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As you can see he was about to walk into the pond. Dafty duck has gone walk abouts and I think is still stuck on Love Island with his harem, so the adventures of MacDonald the Pomerian duck will becoming to a screen near you @murakaamiiii @ayane-chan @lhes @lheeshan06 @iamsequoia @garrethgrey

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I think MacDonald was looking for the corkscrew @deraaa what do you think?

The last part of the three in one post, is the
Make me Smile Collaboration #makemesmile with Wednesday Walk hosted by @elizacheng

I shall leave you with a picture that shows birds don't care about your colour😁

It is Marvellous Marvin Magie and Jessie Jackdaw!

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I hope that you have enjoyed my little walk and bird story from Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy Scotland and thank you for visiting.

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All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman @TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated.

DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND DO IT OFTEN

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Bang, I did it again... I just rehived your post!
Week 117 of my contest just started...you can now check the winners of the previous week!
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That is brilliant, thank you for your contest!

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Oh wow, this duckies had grown ups already, and that seagull has a beautiful wing's. I miss reading about them anyway, I am happy to read about them again.

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They grow up fast, and thank you, I thought you might like to read about them.

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Such beautiful shots of the birds, you clearly know the swans well since you have named them

Ohh yeah that drives me nuts when I see plastic bottles floating inthe water

Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)

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Yeah I watched them all grow up, and whilst they look the same they all have their differences. The ducks are harder to tell apart!

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Wow, this is indeed a pack full post partner, lol.

I love the image you chose for the contest, good luck partner.

Scrolling downwards, I saw the clouds and the sun trying to hide behind it on the surface of the water, oh my love for the clouds especially the blue sky.

I can see Marvin magpie got some company, hehehe, indeed it did bring a smile to my face to read through this.

I see that you and these birds have a really strong bond together, nice walk partner 💙❤️.

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Screwing downwards or scrolling partner 😜 thank you I think the contest pic was the most appropriate.
The sky was nice but not the bluest of skies 💙
Have you done your walk today...am going to come spy on you now 😎

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That I expected to see my Dafty in here but ended up having a shattered heart huhuh. Anyways, it's nice to see macdonald.

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Wonderful walk enjoyed with birds species sharing space together, so now naming them you have to become a regular !LOLZ

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Hehe I have been going there two or three times a week for over a year and recognise many of them, so have always named for my stories. The looks I get from passers-by as I feed them and call by their names is priceless 🤣🤣🤣

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Most probably think you going tick tock or something naming birds in the wild, why not?

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Thank you, Uncle Ed! It has been a long time since I have read from Dafty!

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DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND DO IT OFTEN

I (and everyone else) would constantly do it. All the time. Always. Without stopping. But the reality of this world is often something else.

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Well that is true, but if we can do it as often as we can that is good for me!

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Perfect shot of that seagull Kuya!
Was it normal for swans to relocate?🤔

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Salamat inday, well the park was quiet during lockdowns and I think this year was too busy with people, so they moved and it is better for them, it is really pretty where they are now!

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Haha so they wanted peaceful environment..
Didn't know about that. Haven't seen swan yet😆

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hehe yes the wanted the peace and quiet of the countryside and good morning mickey

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It's such a long time that I had last heard about Mr. and Mrs. Swan. I am glad to see their babies "cutiepie and mudpie that are growing big already."

Thanks for the mention Kuya Ed!

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way sapayan inday, i thought that you might like it :)

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Not just like it. I love it! Your story about them and your photography are always amazing.

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Aww salamat inday that made me smile massively.
I love that you loved it.
It is fun to write stories like that!

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Way sapayan Kuya Ed! Honestly, I'm a fan of your stories especially the faction ones.

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I love your stories very much. And I love how you name the birds. I think I said that before.😄
Such precise comparison with the ships on the entry photo. Wonderful walk you have and you put a smile on my face. That's what I needed after a bit stressful day at work.

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Oh no Neli, I hope your day was not to stressful, but I know you saw the owls again, so you should be smiling big now!
I love to name them, and when you see the same ones you do start recognising them!
thank you for your kind words and I am glad that you had a smile on your face!

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Honestly, I only do see this feathered guys on phone or movies... They are cute anyways. Maybe next time, I will hop on this contest. Although, in my area poultry is the only feathered ones we have... I hope it works!😁

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There is a different them each week, so I am sure there will be some themes that will work for your poultry!

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These are beautiful birds! Great photographs, you can tell they are happy in their lagoon.

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Thank you and I think they are beautiful birds too. You are right they are happy in the lagoon and you can tell:)
Thank you for visiting:)

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Well. That corkscrew is hidden 😂...
The way you narrate stuff like this...❤️

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Hidden 😎🍫
The narration is easy for me, your words though would be hard!

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Do you know i have no idea i made this comment? 🤣... I was half asleep when i made that comment 😂

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And there was me thinking you were complimenting me 🤣🤣🤣

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Oh i was complimenting you 😂... See? Even my subconscious still says nice things to you😂❤️

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I was mesmerized by those pair of beautiful wings of that lovely Sea Gulls. It's great that you got the perfect timing to capture it. So, Dafty is in his Harem, huh? Dafty is enjoying his cassanova moves.

It's always fun to read your articles, Tito. Thanks for the tag! 🤗

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The wings are cool, I have some great wing shots from them when I go down to the beach inday!
Dafty harem romance, the tangle web of a ducks love life!
My pleasure and am glad you liked it.
Wishing you a wonderful day and because I saw you popped into the pizza sever yesterday have a slice of
!PIZZA

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Yeah, I just joined yesterday. Thanks for Pizza!

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My pleasure inday and I noticed :) Have you started to collect layer 2 tokens?

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Layer 2 tokens, just like PIZZA, LUV, and LOH? I just receive those as tips and rewards when I do some engagements.

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ah okay, there is BEER WINE LUV PGM PIZZA , LOH you get from the Ladies OF Hive community. The other ones you can hold or stake and give some rewards.
My favourite is this one which gives you jokes

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and this one everyone can do once a day so try doing
!hivebits

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Yeah, I'm familiar with them. I'll try to accumulate more, so I can give out tips next time. Thanks for that, Tito.

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okay inday, like everything it takes time, just keep building :)

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