On ducks

I spotted a bunch of wood ducks swimming in Rock Creek near the zoo this morning--a type of duck I have never seen in DC before.

In other duck news, some asshole government employee from Denver is being charged with felony animal cruelty after ripping the head off a live duck at a Minnesota hotel for no reason whatsoever. Well, I guess he did present a reason:

According to witnesses, Scott cornered a duck near an atrium pond at the hotel and ripped its head off. Announcing, "I'm hungry. I'm gonna eat it," Clark got on an elevator with the headless bird and took it up to the fifth floor. (FedBlog via Wonkette)

People who torture animals scare the crap out of me. Guy probably wets the bed and sets fires too. Put him away before he starts tearing the heads off of hobos instead.