Not all it’s quacked up to be

A decoy duck in the waters off Hawaii
Marine growth on a decoy duck in the waters off Hawaii

On a recent swim, the most notable sighting was this duck, bobbing serenely in the water. It took a while to realize that its calm demeanor owed nothing to its personality, but all to its construction. The duck was a decoy, and a well made one, I thought. A dip under the water revealed no legs, but a good amount of marine growth, indicating it had been bobbing along for some time.

6 thoughts on “Not all it’s quacked up to be

  1. bushboy's avatarbushboy

    What a story that duck would have. If it is wood carved decoy duck it’s worth a few $$
    I had a couple of plastic ones on my dam. One was attacked by something and was rather damaged, the other was happy to float about until a hole stopped the floating. They are in the mud somewhere now

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