{"id":56298,"date":"2025-08-10T03:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T03:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/56298\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T03:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T03:53:10","slug":"woman-spots-weird-duck-swimming-with-flock-then-takes-a-closer-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/56298\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Spots ‘Weird Duck’ Swimming With Flock \u2014 Then Takes A Closer Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other day, Deena Rounds captured a charming bucolic scene in her neighbor\u2019s pond in Central Oregon. Her neighbor, Kasey Nothiger, had taken in some ducks and they were all out enjoying one of their very first swims. But a closer look revealed that something was a little different about this particular group.<\/p>\n

“We noticed a mystery swimmer hanging out with the ducks. Long neck, long back \u2026 odd strokes,” Rounds wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Turns out, a few months back, Nothiger had adopted a 2-week-old emu named Daisy to join three other older emus on her farmstead, Firefly Fields Northwest. Because of Daisy\u2019s small stature compared to the others, however, Nothiger thought it best to keep her separated until she grew a little bigger.<\/p>\n

For Daisy, meanwhile, loneliness quickly kicked in, and she began to act distressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to come up with something quickly,\u201d Nothiger told The Dodo. She realized that Daisy needed friends her own size, so she introduced her to five baby ducks. \u201cShe immediately calmed down and they cuddled and slept together,\u201d Nothiger added.<\/p>\n

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In time, both Daisy and the little ducks began to grow, with Daisy counting herself among their kind.<\/p>\n

Daisy, evidently, saw herself as just another duck.<\/p>\n

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Eventually, Daisy and her adoptive duck siblings were given access to the great outdoors \u2014 including the small pond at Firefly Fields Northwest. Naturally, the ducks took to swimming in short order.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ducks were in the pond and I heard a load of screaming,\u201d Nothiger said. \u201cDaisy was too scared to go in.\u201d<\/p>\n

But after some gentle encouragement, she ultimately decided to take the plunge, too.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI went to check on her and she was fully in the pond swimming with them, happy as can be,\u201d Nothiger said. \u201cShe loved it, and my heart just melted! It was the sweetest thing ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emus are known to swim on occasion, but among the ducks, Daisy looks right at home.<\/p>\n

Firefly Fields Northwest’s other emus may not fully understand Daisy\u2019s duck-like tendencies, but she\u2019s happy to be carving her own course with her unlikely new crew regardless.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the ducks that weren\u2019t raised with her all accepted her as part of the flock,\u201d Nothiger said. \u201cOne big happy family!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Duck<\/a>Duck Mom Who Adopted Dozens Of Babies Keeps Adding More”I noticed a bird … and was simply amazed by how many babies it had with it.”<\/a>