Synchronized Swimming

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JaniceL

JaniceL

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Late this afternoon I had some time and enough daylight to make a trip to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. It's pretty special right now because of all the rain. Because of all the rain the fields are flooded and the birds are closer to the winter path.

Here are is a mallard pair, performing a synchronized dance routine.
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#1 - 7.5 as his is slightly out of sync with her (isn't that always the case with us guys?)

#2 - 9.5. As near to perfectly in sync as can be.

Great shots. :)
 


ejones said:
#1 - 7.5 as his is slightly out of sync with her (isn't that always the case with us guys?)

#2 - 9.5. As near to perfectly in sync as can be.

Great shots. :)
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7.5 is a disappointing score, as the degree of difficulty for this movement is quite low. his timing was okay, but his form was off by just enough to hurt his score. he did redeem himself with a high score in the "double dabble", but was it enough to advance to the next round? :D

nice catches, Janice!
 
squirl033 said:
7.5 is a disappointing score, as the degree of difficulty for this movement is quite low. his timing was okay, but his form was off by just enough to hurt his score. he did redeem himself with a high score in the "double dabble", but was it enough to advance to the next round? :D

nice catches, Janice!
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The last I saw he did move on to the next round. His low score in round one was offset by his creative costume, notice the lovely weed accent on his head.
 
Um.... Thats not his head. Oh wait, he's a guy, maybe it is. Hold on... You are talking about the second shot arn't you???
 
Too late, it's already out of hand. Did you ever think this would happen when you posted this foul "foul" stuff?
 
The waterfowl Olympics are tainted. It's obvious that these two are hopped up on quack. And weeds, as Janice pointed out ;)
 


Little known back story

Little did we know that second pose wasn't a part of the regular routine.

The ducks were just so upset with a score of 7.5 on their signature move that in perfect synchronization they just spontaneously mooned the judges in disgust!

Not realizing what was happening, the judges thought the move was part of the routine and scored it a 9.5, allowing the Mallard familly to advance to the next round.
 
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JaniceL said:
For the first time in a very long time I am at a loss for words :D
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Janice, looks like somebody has hacked into your account, and is pretending to be you. I was falling for it until I saw the above quote.

Please change your password. ;)
 
BobH said:
Janice, looks like somebody has hacked into your account, and is pretending to be you. I was falling for it until I saw the above quote.

Please change your password. ;)
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LOL, I just can't wade into this now that all my best puns have been hatched before I could respond. Although, I have to admit I just can't migrate away from this topic and duck my responsibilities. So I'll just have to let it fly. :rolleyes:
 
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