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(A. Lucky Duck!) aka Anie |
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Anie: The Teenager
Anie: The Younger Days
Anie's Adventures
Anie's New Home
Anie is now 5 weeks old and a teenage duck. She is much
bigger than the pictures below but the photographer is
always behind at least one month. Anie is way too big to fit
in my pocket. She has gone to Manoa stream to swim several
times and enjoys diving and swimming under water in the
stream where she was born. She also goes down the street
(under parental supervision of course) to visit
the big ducks on Hawaii Kai Drive. She wanders around
trying to quack like them but can't quite pull it off. Anie had her left wing wrapped tonight because her wing
feathers were growing a little crooked. After 4 or 5 days
she should be better than new. A woman in England wants pictures of Anie! Read about
Anie on Caroline Crocker's Ducky
People page! It's a big job and responsibility taking care of an
international celebrity. Please send donations for duck food
and especially duck diapers.
by RAJ (Anie's Dad)
"I've fallen and I can't get up!"
The teenager listening to music
Anie is 7 weeks old yesterday. She talks a lot whether
anybody's listening. She sounds a little like the rubber
toys I had as a kid that whistled when you squeeze them.
Come to think of it, I guess that's what yellow rubber
duckies do. She has a number of voices besides the quiet
whistle. Right now she's in the other room talking to the
duck in the mirror and using three short quacks to talk to
herself. When she wants to get up in the morning she will
use a loud single quack to wake me up. Sometimes she sounds
a little like a dove. I'm not sure if that is a natural duck
sound or she learned it from the dove that comes by everyday
to visit and eat her food. Most of the time Anie ignores the
dove, but sometimes enjoys chasing it until it flies up on
the wall. 2 weeks ago we took the tape off of Anie's left wing
after leaving it on for 5 days. At first that wing was a
little stiff and is slightly smaller than the right one but
now they look the same. The first thing she does in the
morning when she gets out of her box is flap her wings. She
wants to flap them real hard but she starts losing her
balance and lifting off the ground so she stops. She doesn't
quite know what to do with that sensation. Early one morning I went upstairs to take a bath and 5
minutes later I heard duck noises getting closer and closer
until she was beside the bathtub staring at me and wondering
why I didn't invite her in. So, now we know she can get
upstairs. The getting down is tougher. She hasn't figured
that one out, so she waits for me to carry her down. Maybe
she'll learn about the advantage of wings when coming down
the stairs. Since getting the tape off her wing Anie has been getting
her feet wet in product endorsements. 2 weeks ago I found
her lying on her back kicking her feet in the air making
distress quacks while rehearsing for "I've Fallen and I
Can't Get Up". In the same vein, Anie has out grown my shirt
pocket and a Hawaiian Tapa print bag. Because of her
commercial awareness she is now riding around in a Ford
Motorcraft canvas bag. As we go down the street she
keeps popping her head out of the bag hoping to be
discovered by some advertising agency. Last week Anie found Joanie's glass of milk
sitting on the floor (the American Dairy Association would
be proud of Anie's effort unless they find out it was soy
milk). Those mustaches that the mega-stars have in the milk
ads ain't nothin' compared to the way Anie has immersed
herself in her work. She was willing to pose for a picture
so I'm including it. Is that good work or what? It'll be
interesting to see what other opportunities come floating
her way as she learns how to spread her wings in the
celebrity biz.
by RAJ (Anie's Dad)
Saturday in the Park
 Outing to the Duck Park |
 Anie's parents |
 Mallard's purple speculum |
 Anie's green speculum |
 Tallest duck |
 Greenhead |
 Watering hole |
 Muscovy |
 Drake |
 Pekin |
Anie with her brother, Matthew
At 2 weeks
At 4 weeks
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