Smiling Sally: October 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012

Blue Monday - Blue Arrow

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I'm always looking for Blue. It can be pretty, ugly, funny, old, or new as long as it's Blue. Today, I have a different Blue to show you.

Florida is full of wildlife. In the three years since Johnny and I have moved into the Tampa area, we have seen alligators, deer, turtles, raccoons, sand hill cranes, herons, and ducks. Our attitude is "Live and let live," but some people have other ideas.

If you look closely, you can see a five-inch Blue arrow sticking through this Muscovy duck's neck. The duck lived like this for six months until a television station reported it. Then the duck was captured, and the arrow removed.

Named Quackers, the duck is expected to fully recover. I doubt if his favorite color is Blue.

The full story can be found here. [Pinellas County Animal Services]

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Monday, October 22, 2012

Blue Monday - Shudder! Giant Blue Eye!

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On October 11, a softball-size, Blue eyeball washed ashore in South Florida. Wildlife officials determined the source likely came from a swordfish.

They based their conclusion on the eyeball's color, size, and structure, along with the presence of bone around it.

Swordfish are commonly fished at this time of year in the Florida Straits offshore of South Florida where the huge eyeball turned up.

"It was probably from a swordfish around 200 to 250 pounds," explained Kevin Baxter of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. "To give you an idea, the record caught in Florida is 612 pounds."

In fact, swordfish can reach 1,000 pounds.

Researchers think a fisherman cut out the eye and simply threw it overboard.
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