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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 24/05: unwelcome visitors / looking for poultry advice
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun May 25 04:24:26 2008
References: <9AC5E254-FB6A-4DEA-86DA-412EA53C8211@frozenlight.eu> <48393254.1070001@wanadoo.nl>

I'd suggest Saint Estephe with that, mpersonal taste of course.
phx


Michiel Fokkema wrote:

> Hi Nathan,
>
> Looks like a normal duck as we have them Holland also.
> Afaik know this is the kind of bird you get when ordering wild duck in 
> a restaurant.
> The have very red meat and taste a bit like liver. Not too bad but 
> quit distinct. Not so fat as the industrial raised duck.
> The fillet is also  much smaller. for a family meal you need 2 or 3 of 
> them.
> Tastes great with forest mushrooms, truffle, berries, red wine etc.
> As with all the game you should give the meat some time to get tender 
> after you've shot them. Up to two weeks in a dry and cool place should 
> do the trick. If you don't like to do this yourself just catch them 
> and bring them to the local butcher, poulterer or chef.
>
> Bon appetit,
>
> Michiel Fokkema
>
> Nathan wrote:
>
>> Three PADs for yesterday, mainly because it is a logical sequence. I 
>> am also cross-posting to the LUG because there are some extremely 
>> knowledgeable people there, and I need some advice.
>>
>> There are some ducks(?) or geese(?) that have taken up residence 
>> nearby. As a result, we often find this in our pool (this one was 
>> yesterday afternoon):
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929481_88LaB-O-LB
>>
>> Looks cute, except that they shit in the pool, which is a major 
>> nuisance. So I let the dog out or scare them off myself. They usually 
>> go reluctantly, first up onto the garden wall:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929527_7FoMz-O-LB
>>
>> And then finally they f**k off:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929547_63Tox-O-LB
>>
>> So now I have some questions for the birders here:
>> - what is this species?
>> - is it edible?
>> - is there something we can to scare them off when we are not at 
>> home? Is there any particular plant or smell that they hate?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
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>>
>>
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