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birding, birdwatching, British birds, English idioms, Mallard, rain, reflections in water, wet weather
I always thought the expression ‘It’s good weather for ducks’ referred to wet weather: persistent rain leading to the formation of large pools of water that a duck might enjoy swimming in. Turns out I may have been wrong, and it may well have come from comments by the shooters of waterfowl, who find wet weather better for their hunting.
I certainly hope this gorgeous female Mallard doesn’t meet that fate. How could anyone shoot such a beautiful bottom … er, creature?
Not often one sees a beautiful bottom, but this one certainly is!
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I have bottom envy! 😉
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Lovely feathers!
“Nice weather for ducks” refers to a downpour of rain. Meaning “only a duck could love this”! 🙂
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That’s what I thought, Val, but I discovered there is another meaning, as I outlined here.
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It’s probably different depending on region. In London and SE England, it’s the rain one. 🙂
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