Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd suggest Saint Estephe with that, mpersonal taste of course. phx Michiel Fokkema wrote: > Hi Nathan, > > Looks like a normal duck as we have them Holland also. > Afaik know this is the kind of bird you get when ordering wild duck in > a restaurant. > The have very red meat and taste a bit like liver. Not too bad but > quit distinct. Not so fat as the industrial raised duck. > The fillet is also much smaller. for a family meal you need 2 or 3 of > them. > Tastes great with forest mushrooms, truffle, berries, red wine etc. > As with all the game you should give the meat some time to get tender > after you've shot them. Up to two weeks in a dry and cool place should > do the trick. If you don't like to do this yourself just catch them > and bring them to the local butcher, poulterer or chef. > > Bon appetit, > > Michiel Fokkema > > Nathan wrote: > >> Three PADs for yesterday, mainly because it is a logical sequence. I >> am also cross-posting to the LUG because there are some extremely >> knowledgeable people there, and I need some advice. >> >> There are some ducks(?) or geese(?) that have taken up residence >> nearby. As a result, we often find this in our pool (this one was >> yesterday afternoon): >> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929481_88LaB-O-LB >> >> Looks cute, except that they shit in the pool, which is a major >> nuisance. So I let the dog out or scare them off myself. They usually >> go reluctantly, first up onto the garden wall: >> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929527_7FoMz-O-LB >> >> And then finally they f**k off: >> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929547_63Tox-O-LB >> >> So now I have some questions for the birders here: >> - what is this species? >> - is it edible? >> - is there something we can to scare them off when we are not at >> home? Is there any particular plant or smell that they hate? >> >> TIA, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >