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Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

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Post by srathi » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 6:41 PM UTC

Awesome. Just submitted Sunnyvale Community Center location, which has a pond with a lot of ducks.

Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

#22

Post by benatkin » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 6:41 PM UTC

Scarblac wrote: post #20

A Dutch bird protection organization has web cams of bird nests in the Netherlands: https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente Also here: https://visdeurbel.nl/ is an awesome service. Migratory fish get stuck at sluices in the city of Utrecht, that aren't opened much this time of year. So they installed an underwater web cam -- please watch it and when you see a lot of fish, please press the door bell so the sluic…

Bookmarked this one https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/filmpjes/bekij...

And now I'm craving tater tots. I haven't tried to read much dutch yet, apparently. I'm guessing "tot" is an extremely common word, though.

Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

#23

Post by y2bd » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 6:44 PM UTC

Can we get a Geese variant for when you're feeling angry instead of tired?

Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

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Post by Scarblac » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 6:49 PM UTC

benatkin wrote: post #22

Scarblac wrote: post #20

A Dutch bird protection organization has web cams of bird nests in the Netherlands: https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente Also here: https://visdeurbel.nl/ is an awesome service. Migratory fish get stuck at sluices in the city of Utrecht, that aren't opened much this time of year. So they installed an underwater web cam -- please watch it and when you see a lot of fish, please press the door bell so the sluic…

Bookmarked this one https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/filmpjes/bekij... And now I'm craving tater tots. I haven't tried to read much dutch yet, apparently. I'm guessing "tot" is an extremely common word, though.

Tot means to, or until. Van hagel tot hemelblauw = from hail to sky blue.

Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

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Post by xyzzy_plugh » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 6:51 PM UTC

srathi wrote: post #21

Awesome. Just submitted Sunnyvale Community Center location, which has a pond with a lot of ducks.

The one with fountains, uncanny blue water and fake swans?

Such a weird pond.

Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

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Post by onassar » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 6:51 PM UTC

Also: https://iconduck.com/search?query=duck

They've got a gr8 collection of ducks

Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 6:57 PM UTC

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Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

#28

Post by rahimiali » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 6:58 PM UTC

if you're at sea, here is a convenient map of the great rubber duck spill: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Floatees

Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

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Post by dimgl » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 7:02 PM UTC

Polytonic wrote: post #6

kaminar wrote: post #2

It's a nice geolocation list of worldwide duck parks...thought it was actual live stream duck watching...that would be cool too

https://www.twitch.tv/dashducks

THIS IS absolutely AMAZING. Made my entire week. Thank you!

Re: Show HN: Places to watch ducks if you're sick of everything

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Post by benatkin » Thu, Apr 01, 2021, 7:03 PM UTC

Scarblac wrote: post #24

benatkin wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bookmarked this one https://www.vogelbescherming.nl/beleefdelente/filmpjes/bekij... And now I'm craving tater tots. I haven't tried to read much dutch yet, apparently. I'm guessing "tot" is an extremely common word, though.

Tot means to, or until. Van hagel tot hemelblauw = from hail to sky blue.

Beautiful.