This picture is highly comical.  I am from a small town so this sight is not an uncommon sight where I live and so when I found it on LIFE's website as an interesting animal picture it made me chuckle.  I also love that the color of the bird's beaks are reflected in the cow.  Even though the the birds are the dominating force in the photograph I think the cow is key to making this photo really interesting.  This photo is chaotic yet organized which, there seems to be no reason for the placement or frame of the ducks, but it is definitely important that the cow is in the frame.  The color reflection and the size differences between the different types of animals makes this picture extremely interesting to me.