My Muscovy Ducks Tale

Hagar The Horrible Duck Comic! Sent By Millie!

I hope you can read this. It's worth it!

A Duck Joke~

A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said, "I'm sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has passed away."

The distressed woman wailed, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead," replied the vet.

"How can you be so sure?" she protested. "I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything? He might just be in a coma or something."

The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck’s owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.

The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room. A few minutes later he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room.

The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."

The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.

The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$150!" she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!"

The vet shrugged, "I'm sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it's now $150."

From My Brother Rob~

Negatory! What you have are Blue Jay's. Scrub Jay's lack the tufted crest of feathers on the back of their heads like the birds nesting in your backyard. Make use of your binoculars early in the day. Blue jays are a much more attractive bird and have much more black and white on their wings! I read an article that said that they are the most intelligent bird in America. I am so bummed we don't have them in California. We have Steller's Jays up in the mountains that have the crest and are stark blue with a jet black head and bright sky blue eye brows! Cool stuff!

Florida Scrub Jay??

I don't think my Blue Jays are Blue Jays. I think they are Florida Scrub Jays. Florida Scrub Jays

I have to see if I can get a better look. They are so fiesty, and fast. I just can't see them easily.

Stand by!

Blue Jays!

I had to wait a while after Boo passed before I posted again. I hope the appropriate amount of time has gone by.

I have a couple of Blue Jays. A Mama and Daddy are making a nest in my Oak tree. My goodness is it hard to catch a photo of them! Here are some sketchy ones. There is a blue one and a brown one - I think the female is the brown one, however I cannot find any data on this. I will. :)

In Memoriam - Boo - 1993 to 2010

Amanda's sweet little Boo passed away yesterday.

Although I never met him, Amanda has shared stories and photos with me over the time I have known her. We each have all-black cats, so we shared their trials and tribulations.

Boo was a tiny boy, just 6 pounds! How cute is that? Always like a kitten!!!

I am sure Amanda and her family will greatly miss their little Boo.

Good Bye Boo....You have Speck, Miss Runtie, and Timmy to play with.

Prayer For Boo

A friend of mine and this blog is Crafty Amanda. You have met her here in earlier posts.

Amanda has a cat named Boo, and he's not feeling well. This little ball of fluff is only 6 pounds! She's had him for 17 years.

Please say a prayer that Boo makes a speedy recovery. Here he is in 2002. What a darling baby!

We love you Boo! Get well soon!