We Have Lift-Off

It was bound to happen.  Armando, our pet Black Bellied Whistling Duck FLIES!

We have been noticing that Armando’s flight feathers are growing and that when he stretched his wings out that he had more white feathers.  He was making small flights from the land to the water.  That was all of two feet.  But yesterday he FLEW!  He went from his roast to the middle of the river and back and then took off again and circled the marina.  He was very proud of himself…whistling and whistling.

We do hear others of his kind whistle to him as they fly over and now we are afraid that he will join them and fly away.  We will be sad if that happens, but he should be with his own kind.

He is an incredible flier, quite fast and beautiful when in flight.  Good on you Armando!