Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >