Trout Runners

(19 September 2008)

I was passing by an old cafe when these bottle-shaped ducks attracted my attention. Known as Indian Runners or Trout Runners, looking very much like bowling pins for their long necks and cylindrical bodies. Originated in the East Indies, with many found in the islands of Indonesia and were brought to Europe by the Dutch explorers in the late 1800's. Mostly are kept as pets and a source of producing large quantity of eggs. And based on the name itself, they run, not waddle.

(This photograph was an entry for the Sony World Photography Awards 2008)