muscovy

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) Not domestic but the domestic type.

Taken at Lake Merritt (Oakland, CA, USA). The more I learn and the more I pay attention, the odder the duck population gets around here. Sure, alot of wild mallards, but also an odd collection of resident domestic ducks wandering around. This was the first time I'd seen a Muscovy-type. The...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 3m. This fellow was unafraid of pedestrians or bicycle and was just sleeping there, just off the paved trail. Only until this forum ID'd it as a domesticated duck that it made sense.

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America. However, I caught this one on the West Coast of British Columbia.

This just looked like "Yellow ducklings in a line on the left pushing to go under mom and come out on the right with the color added" to me.

A large male in flight.

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) We spotted this large fellow flying from far away and to our surprise its destination was not only the pond we were at but near the ducks we were watching. In the foreground are White-cheeked Pintails and in the background are Blue-winged Teals with a solitary...

This is a native of Mexico and tropical America that has established itself in Florida. It is now considered an invasive species and as of 2010 is on Florida's hit list. Not sure what to think about this.

This is the most beautifully colored wild muscovy that I have seen.

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) This photo was taken on 1/1/2009 @ 4:02 PM. Location was Gwinnett County Georgia, USA. Equipment used was Canon 50D with a Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L lens. Manual exposure @ ISO- 200 Aperture- f/6.3 Shutter- 1/800

Muscovy Duck photo taken at Etherow Country Park, Compstall.

These guys hang around the edge of the reserve waiting for food.They look so sad,but everyone feels sorry for them and always they are given food.