To me they're all puddocks ..:-)

[Toddy]

Out beside the pond a couple of hours ago, look what I spotted and it sat still while I went and fetched my camera too

M

 

[Monikieman]

Okay I stole it from Google but it's nice.

The Puddock poem
A puddock sat by the lochan's brim,
An' he thocht there was never a puddock like him.
He sat on his hurdies, he waggled his legs,
An' cockit his heid as he glowered throu' the seggs.
The bigsy wee cratur' was feelin' that prood,
He gapit his mou' an' he croakit oot lood:
"Gin ye'd a' like tae see a richt puddock," quo' he,
"Ye'll never, I'll sweer, get a better nor me.
I've fem'lies an' wives an' a weel-plenished hame,
Wi' drink for my thrapple an' meat for my wame.
The lasses aye thocht me a fine strappin' chiel,
An' I ken I'm a rale bonny singer as weel.
I'm nae gaun tae blaw, but th' truth I maun tell-
I believe I'm the verra MacPuddock himsel'." ...

A heron was hungry an' needin' tae sup,
Sae he nabbit th' puddock and gollup't him up;
Syne runkled his feathers: "A peer thing," quo' he,
"But - puddocks is nae fat they eesed tae be."

 

[Goatboy]

Braw pictures M. I always like seeing the puddocks when they're out. On some of the rainy nights the ground fair moves with them at certain times of the year. Love to head out and watch them. Cheers for sharing the pictures.
Monikeeman I've not read that poem in years. Learned it in school for a poetry recital competition, think I came 2nd or 3rd. Did better in the Laing medal the.following year. Brought back a heap of thoughts, cheers.
ATB,
GB.

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