The evening of January third 2007 Heather, her dad and I
were dodging rain as we left Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Darkness was falling fast
and most of the other guests were already gone. We came upon a cast member with
a metal tray of animal food. “It’s for the white-faced whistling ducks,” she
said, “Watch!” She tapped the tray against a fence and several dark ducks with
white cheeks hurried over, squeaking with delight. They sounded exactly like toy
rubber duckies. I was disappointed (but not surprised) to find that these South
American birds can’t stand our harsh Utah winters. They’d have been a fun
addition to our pond, where all the other birds quack or honk. Yesterday I took
Heather to the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium; our first visit since last week’s
opening. The exhibits aren’t all up and running yet, but they DO have a pair of
white-faced whistling ducks. It’s like they read my mind!
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