These handsome birds are Puna Teal, a type of dabbling duck that is native to the altiplano in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
I really like the look of these ducks with their two tone heads velvety black and snowy white, of course their beautiful blue bills. They are quite striking and they create wonderful reflections too.
I think there is something comical about the third shot and when I look at it I think Looney Tunes. Not Daffy Duck though, there is more of Sylvester the Cat with his puffed out cheeks. Ok I may be crazy but that's how it looks to me.
Thinking about a title for today's post my son suggested Wrong Turn after the slasher movie of the same name. I have never seen the film but at first it seemed appropriate as this might be the type of cabin deep in the woods where all your nightmares might come true.
However although it is rather tumbledown and in need of a bit of fixing up it also has a bit of character and perhaps it is not so scary at all. Especially when you spot the slightly comical face on the wall looking out over the neatly cut lawn. Just off to one side out of shot was a small group of whitetail deer quietly grazing which would also suggest that this is not so scary. But then, come back after dark and it might be very different...
