I’m pretty convinced that Honey and her man are in the pond for keeps. They’re there all the time, despite the fact that it’s bloody cold and part of the pond wears a thin skin of ice in the morning. I’m convinced that she’ll nest and produce a brood; I just hope it’s not when I’m gone. If any grad students are reading this, I’ll pay you to feed the ducks when I’m gone for two weeks starting next Friday.
At any rate, I feed them twice a day, and they waddle ashore for corn and then hie back to the water for the floating mealworms. Honey’s a bit skittish, but her companion is a gentleman, standing by on watch as she eats, and letting her have first crack at the food.
It was below freezing when I fed them a while back, and so they ate lying down, with their legs tucked underneath. Here are some formal portraits:
Honey:
Unnamed drake (PLEASE SUGGEST NAMES):
Keeping warm:
Name? Sir Francis !
Of course!
Bowls!
I’m hoping the fine name Sir Francis is selected by PCC for Honey’s handsome mate.
If so, I have a nice short story I will share about Drakes in drag. AND… it is about ducks. I await PCC’s decision.
That’s very good, yes… After the great British naval captain, Sir Francis Duck.
They are gorgeous! Name suggestion for the drake – Hans. Honey and Hans ๐
James, Mr. Honeycomb, Timothy, Sunbill
Names for Honey’s guy: Dew; Suckle; Mustard; Bear; Boo Boo.
Given what’s going on, I suppose Donald is out of the question. That’s too bad, because the Donalds have similar personalities — preening narcissism, hot tempers, and enemies almost too numerous to list.
From Wikipedia:
Donald has numerous enemies, who range from comical foil to annoying nemesis: Chip ‘n’ Dale, Pete, Humphrey the Bear, Spike The Bee, Mountain Lion Louie, Bootle Beetle, Witch Hazel (in Trick or Treat), Aracuan Bird and Baby Shelby (in Mickey Mouse Works). During the Second World War, Donald was often enemies with Adolf Hitler.[11]
So, to spite Donald, I nominate his Warner Bros. rival, Daffy. It was notable that Donald never critiqued Daffy in public.
He looks like a Dexter to me!
There can be no doubt — this is “Mandrake”
Oh, too good: MANDRAKE, yes!
My recommendation too.
“Unnamed drake (PLEASE SUGGEST NAMES):”
I suggest Hari (Seldon).
Drew (instead of Dew); Leon (Mandrake, the magician); Manuka (the Honey of Honeys).
Since this drake is a gentleman, then anything other than Donald will be a good fit!
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Name: Pooh. Winnie-the-P. always kept honey at the ready whenever it was “time for a little something”.
I was also going to suggest ‘Pooh’, because Pooh loves Hunny.
Could Trixie be the old Daisy of summer of 2017?:
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/pond-update/ducks-5/
Badger
Winnah!
I suggest Dripper (after the gone-too-soon band.)
Honey and Nutz is a natural combination.
BooBoo. Just kidding, that would be horrible.
Floyd Duck.
Hamlet
Millard?
Emerald. OK, probably not, I just think his head is a gorgeous green.
Glen Davidson
Why not “Graham”? After all, he is a quacker.
Why not Billy Graham? After all, he has a bill. ๐
How about “Locust”? (Re: John the Baptist)
What is the opposite of Honey Duck! Sir Vinegar Duck!
How about name him “Everybody”. “Everybody Duck”.
Ducky McDuckface.
I suggest Drake.
More precisely, Drake, the drake.
Want to consider a Chinese name for Honey’s companion? In Chinese, Honey is equivalent to “Mee” (่). So how about Honey and Mee (“Mee” = “Me” = Jerry equivalent)
I’m afraid not many here understand Chinese. Naming him Jerry would be interesting though.
Name? Mead
Henry and Honey or Honey and POO,
Here’s another gander at the naming:
Honey and Webster (y’know, he’s a duck and in recognition of his host’s erudite talents);
or Honey and Walden (and this is Walden’s pond;
or Honey and Henry (after Henry David Thoreau).
Gozo.
… because it’s the second of the Maltese islands, and Malta (Melita in Latin) means ‘Honey’.
Vinnie, as in vinegar. Who can catch more flies, Honey or Vinnie?
How about Sir Francis?