COLD FEET December 15, 2021 by belindagroverphotography 25 Comments Youβd think a duckβs feet would freeze standing on an icy pond. Unlike mammals, they regulate their bodies differently so that standing on an icy surface is almost like a walk in the park π Like this:Like Loading...
December 25, 2021 at 10:37 am
π₯° Love it
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December 16, 2021 at 5:35 am
I’ve often puzzled about it and the same for all wild creatures in very cold or windy conditions.
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December 16, 2021 at 1:34 am
Lucky Duck as my feet are freezing in my neck of the woods!
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December 16, 2021 at 1:35 pm
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December 15, 2021 at 3:16 pm
Very nice Belinda! Very Cool image!π
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December 15, 2021 at 8:51 pm
Thank you, Reed!
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December 15, 2021 at 1:11 pm
I’ve often wondered how they can stand the cold like that. Same when you see cows standing in icy puddles in a pasture. My feet would fall off!
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December 15, 2021 at 8:50 pm
I was glad to learn that ducks can tolerate the cold not sure about the cows though π
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December 15, 2021 at 9:17 pm
I don’t know how they do it. Maybe they don’t have much of a blood system in their feet so they don’t get as cold as we might.
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December 15, 2021 at 12:07 pm
I like your title! An alternative could be… ‘A Duck Out Of Water’!
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December 15, 2021 at 8:45 pm
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December 15, 2021 at 10:11 am
Sweet shot, Belinda…I love ducks. π The vascular system in birds’ feet is pretty amazing, isn’t it?
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December 15, 2021 at 8:44 pm
Thank you, Eliza!
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December 15, 2021 at 9:29 am
Isn’t that amazing! Pretty durable feet for sure. Nicely photographed, Belinda!
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December 15, 2021 at 8:44 pm
For our resident ducks, itβs a good thing too! Thank you, Deborah!
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December 15, 2021 at 9:10 am
I was wondering if the duck’s feet would freeze to the ice, yay! β€οΈ
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December 15, 2021 at 8:42 pm
They move across the ice quite nicely π
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December 15, 2021 at 8:11 am
My feet feel cold just looking at her standing on the ice! π₯Ά π
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December 15, 2021 at 8:41 pm
Itβs a good thing they can tolerate these icy conditions. I was bundled up and still freezing!
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December 15, 2021 at 5:17 am
Another marvellous photograph and a satisfied looking duck.
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December 15, 2021 at 8:37 pm
Thank you, it does look pretty content.
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December 15, 2021 at 4:10 am
That is very interesting! Thanks for sharing π Now I need to google how do they do that π
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December 15, 2021 at 1:09 am
So awesome and lovely , can walk cold feet π·πππ God gave them strange feet πππ»π
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December 15, 2021 at 8:36 pm
They are wonderful birds, thank you.
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December 16, 2021 at 5:28 am
So welcome and thank you for sharing this beautiful birds π¦ π¦’ π
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