Uniqueness

Be Who You Are

Be who you are

Not what the world

Wants you to be 

Be proud of your individuality

Stand proud

Walk tall

Embrace your inner freak

For there is only one of you

You are priceless and unique 

By David De'Vere

The Ugly Duckling 

  As I was walking to the park where I usually stand to observe I noticed this unusual duck maybe goose ? But this unusual bird hung out with the ducks well mostly ducks. I wondered if it were just a little duckling that was barely growing into an adult duck. 

  I had the curiosity to do my researching on the baby duck and on how it looked as it was young. I researched what kind of bird it was on Whatbird.com, and it turned out to be an American coot, this bird swam like a duck but was not one. Instead of webbed toes it had lobed toes according to the website, Whatbird.com. (Also shown in my field notes photo). It's natural habitat was the coastal bays and inlets, often on rafts during winter. But what was it doing in the pond? In the website, Whatbird.com, the American coots perfferred habitats are ponds and marshes. 

                   (My field notes photo-10/15)

  I find this duck very beautiful because its' way of how it stands out. Like if it were proud of what it was, no matter if even it knew it was different from all the rest. 

(Why does it have to be windy? Anyways! Well today I'm walking to my observation, but I haven't spotted a lot of ducks or geese. Maybe because of the weather changing? I saw this unusual bird in the water floating with the others. It had blue feathers and a white beak, and strange looking webbed feet that were colored black with grayish/greenish. I wonder what type of duck or to be more specific bird it was. My field notes 10/15)

                      (My field notes photo 10/15)

A picture of the coot in the water from where I was observing it. Then at a distance is the crowd of ducks that stuck close to this unusual bird. 

  Then I noticed the coot slowly start to separate itself from the crew, which was the ducks. I wondered if this bird knew it was different from the rest as the ugly duckling did, although it wasn't ugly it was beautiful which stood out to me. The only reason the coot swam with ducks is because it loves or enjoys to swim like them. 

  Regardless of the coot being different I loved the way it sent messages that showed how it embraced itself. It may have been unique from the rest, but being different is better because it means no one gets to see something like itself often. It's always important to be "who you are," and embrace it, being unique is always a great thing when it comes to people noticing it. 

Works Cited

De'Vere,David. "Be Who You Are."   Theunlikelypoet.com. N.p.n.d. Web. Oct. 26, 2014. 

"AmericanCoot," www.whatbird.com. MitchWaiteGroup. 2002-2013. Web. Oct. 28, 2014.