Thursday, September 3, 2020

Fake News Friday

We passed by the airpot pond the other day, and stopped to see what birds may be there. What is this, three swans?

No. Three fakes! They used to have one, but now they seem to have reproduced. Fooled again.

But a few yards away was a REAL Blue Heron! The fakes ignored it as I snapped.


“It's fake.  I requested fake.  Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.”
  ~Rita Rudner

18 comments:

Chatty Crone said...

Hey they were kind of cute.

CheerfulMonk said...

I love the heron. :)

The Feminine Energy said...

I would have NEVER guessed those were fake, Ginny. They definitely would have fooled me. Love, Andrea xoxo

Ann said...

The swans would have fooled me. I wonder if they are purely decorative or if they maybe keep other birds away.

Hootin Anni said...

Hmmm, wonder why they were placed in the park?

aspiritofsimplicity said...

I wonder what the purpose of the fake swans is. The heron is beautiful.

Tamago said...

From the distance, those swans look real! Funny they reproduced :-D Blue heron is beautiful. I wonder what real birds think of the fakes :-)

Martha said...

The heron is gorgeous. Do you know if there is a reason for the fakes?

Nancy Chan said...

Got fooled by the fake swan. It looks real.

MadSnapper said...

I love the quote, truly I do... I feel the same way about jewelery . no one can tell the difference between fake jewels and real unless they have the eye thingy. so wear fake. of course the muggers might get a peron thinking they are real... that swan does not look fake.

George said...

Wonderful pictures of the real thing.

photowannabe said...

HaHa..love Rita Rudner's quote..and congratulations on fooling me too.
Perfect REAL heron for our viewing pleasure.
Sue

Ruth Hiebert said...

Some of those fake birds look quite real from a distance.

Jeanette said...

Those swans sure look real to me!

Rose said...

LOL...love the heron....and I feel about like Rita Rudner. Which is a good thing cause I don't have anything worth much to wear anyway.

Mari said...

I love herons!
And I agree with Rita Rudner. :)

Jenny the Pirate said...

Clever clogs!~ xoxo

DeniseinVA said...

Nice shots of the birds. I thought the swans looked very lifelike.

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