muscovy duck

The spoonbill took off as soon as I stepped out on the patio for a closer shot, but there were other birds in my back yard as well. Some sparrows on the garden wall. And then a little family of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks swam by, followed by this Muscovy. While I've seen Muscovy Ducks as...

A muscovy duck shot in a creek across from my house

I was surprised by how iridescent and pretty these guys were!! (They were very large as well, and I initially thought they were geese )

I think this one was a female, as it had less facial decorations and was much smaller than the others. Does anyone know if that is what the females look like?

I saw a bunch of these at a theater today, so expect more of these cuties

Sony ILCE-7R 300mm F2.8 The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in Florida and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas as well as in...

Nh, more like a strawberry birthmark. Saw two Water Rails in Trondheim today, btw :D Didn't get a photo, but they're right near one of my favorite trails, so I may get more chances ... if people don't bother them too much.

Muscovy Duck - What a beauty...

quick early morning trip on the bus to Cleethorpes this morning

I think its a Muscovy duck not sure (weather is rain rain rain )

Uploaded as bird of Central and South America & Mexico since it is not resident of Asia. However, image shot in Sanki Tank in Bangalore. Probably imported and kept there. A first for me.

Taking this morning in the local a fine bright day what a change no fog

Another trial photo of a Muscovy Duck taken in very windy conditions hence feather formation

When I was looking back at the thumbnails of my posts I realised there wasn't much colour around, so....... I came across this image by accident recently. The Muscovy's not a looker in the finest sense of the word, but apparently a useful duck to have around if you suffer from an influx of...

This is the domestic Muscovy which has established itself in the sothern U.S. Some states think of it as an invasive speices, but I see plenty of room for it.

Bathtime!

Probably just as wild in Madeira as they are in the UK.

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) Photographed in Cocha Comungo Oxbow Lake near Manu Wildlife Center Lodge, east of Boca Manu. Surrounding habait is River-edge forest, a lowland rainforest along the banks of Rio Madre de Dios at ca. 290 m elevation. Humid Forest Life Zone. Species is sexually...