Bodiam Castle mystery bird.
This strange black and white bird was huddled near the moat at Bodiam Castle in East Sussex. I have no idea what kind of waterfowl it is. There weren't any other such birds there.
In other strange animal news, someone from a Japanese tv program asked me for permission to include my photos of a zeedonk, taken last year, on their program about unusual animals.
Maybe this bird is related to the zeedonk—a zeeduck.
You could see that one coming a mile away, couldn't you?
It almost looks like someone spilled white paint on the bird. A zeeduck? Perhaps you've discovered a previously unknown species. :)
Posted by: Kathy | August 11, 2007 at 06:12 PM
so cute! It looks like my favorite bird, the turkey, only in a smaller and cuter and weirder package. Awww.
Posted by: bazu | August 13, 2007 at 01:40 AM
It's a moscovy duck, a well-known species that has been in the UK both in the wild and in captivity for the last 450 years. Nothing new there! There's an article on Wiki.
Posted by: Julian | August 19, 2007 at 06:18 PM
Someone else mentioned that. The only problem is it doesn't have a bill, it has a beak.
Posted by: KathyF | August 19, 2007 at 07:06 PM