Bud always did like Redheads.

So many birds, so little time.  My outdoor Wednesday and Watery Wednesday is most always about birds and birding.  I'm sure you're bored with the images I tend to post each week.  In fact, a lot of my week's posts are birds.  Anyway, for Watery/Outdoor Wednesday this week, yep....it's another bird!!  This week, it's a redhead.  More specifically a redhead duck.  According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,  the redheads lay eggs, but seldom make their own nests, preferring the parasitic act of laying eggs in other duck nests.  And, most do not mature/hatch.  Which explains the fact that very few of this species exists.  An interesting thing about the male Redhead is his voice. He has an unusual cat-like meow and a deep purr  - you wouldn't believe it 'til you hear it.  They are not monogamous, taking a new mate each year. I was lucky enough to spot two in two different areas...

Top photo from Indian Point Park  -  Bottom photo from Oso Bay

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[please note Meme Questions in BOLD - my answers follow in normal text]

1. My daughter2 [daughter is not Irene as one comment suggested---'daughter2' is daughter of meme hostess] is graduating from university this month and plans to teach elementary school. What are three qualities you most want to see evidenced in a teacher?  It really depends on what level a teacher is teaching...elementary...high school...college.  But the main three that would pertain to all levels would be:  unbiased, making learning fun, and not to become stagnant in learning along with the students...teachers should learn also, new things, new ideas, new ways. If a teacher gets bored - as some do, they don't have the 'umpfff' that it takes to be an inspiration in their students learning.

2. You can tell a lot about a person by their answers to these questions!!!

3. What song makes you think spring?  "Easter Parade"

4. May 1st is Mother Goose Day...share your favorite nursery rhyme.  I really don't have a 'favorite' but one comes to mind from my childhood ---

What are little boys made of, made of?
What are little boys made of?
"Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails;
And that's what little boys are made of."

What are little girls made of, made of ?
What are little girls made of?
"Sugar and spice, and all that's nice;
And that's what little girls are made of."

5. What makes someone unforgettable?  The part they play in life....be it a special teacher, or a celebrity of long ago, or perhaps the man that performed a ceremony, this too depends on the situation and what they did/do.

6. Should music and/or art be part of a well rounded education?  Most definitely!!  Without music and art, the world would be quite boring.

7. What social situations make you flustered or nervous? I'm not all that sociable, period.  But if I had to...it would be getting up and speaking to a crowd.

8. Insert your own random thought here.  Seems like the drought from last year is hanging on for another season...we need rain.  AGAIN!!!  Oh, and sorry....I have been working on another post to publish for Sunday's Summary and clicked PUBLISH  instead of save 'cause I'm not done with it...geez.  So if you're following me and see it in your reader...ignore it, 'cause it'll take you no where.  LOL

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