Birds of a feather
Anyone know what type of bird this is? I'm very bad with identifying bird breeds. I know I've never seen a bird like it before...
It lives with another smaller white bird (maybe a female?) near a pond that's full of Canadian Geese. The Canadian Geese don't seem to like it though and hiss when it comes to close to them. Got any ideas?
posted by Werben at 2:08 PM
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I think I figured this one out myself:
Muscovy Duck
(http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/ducks/index.htm)
Originating from Brazil, Muscovies are the only domestic ducks that is not derived from mallard stock. Wild muscovies coloration is black and white, but domestication has produced many different colors. These colors are; blue, blue and white, chocolate, chocolate and white, white, black, black and white, lavender, and calical. The males can grow to be quite large, weighing 10-15 lbs. Most of the females are 5-7 pounds but can reach up to 9 and sometimes 10 lbs. Their feet are equipt with strong sharp claws for grabbing tree branches and roosting. Muscovys are unique because of their bright red crest around their eyes and above the beak. They do not swim much because their oil glands are under developed compared to most ducks. Muscovy hens can set three times a year, and the egg clutches can vary from 8 to 21 eggs. The egg are incubated for 35 days.
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... the uncensored true story of the ugly duckling.
Hey,
Funny site! That sure looks like a Muscovy duck to me. We had some when I was a little kid, and boy did they leave some unlfattering impressions. We had a breeding pair, and the male would fly after the female in circles in the backyard with his junk trailing below him ready to go. Quite a disturbing scene for a little kid. Another strange thing about them? When the eggs hatched, the female was extremely protective of her little ducklings. One way she protected them was by acing her beak towards the problem (with her backside towards the ducklings) and letting fly a stream of some putrid smelling excrement. This usually soaked the ducklings. Blecchhhhhh. Life as a Muscovy duck must suck.
Needless to say, we were all happy when they were turned into soup.
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Yep, Muscovy without doubt. Also, at the risk of being pedantic, Canada Geese are called Canadian Geese in error. They are always referred to as Canada Geese, or a Canada Goose.
Dunno how they taste.
Hey Rab,
You found my blog! Man, I haven't updated it in a looooong time. Maybe I should...
Thanks for the correction about the Canada Geese. I gotta say though, technically these particular geese are also "Canadian geese" since they live in Canada lol (well, at least in the spring/summer before migrating to the US for the fall/winter).
btw I'm still in C&D mourning, wearing all black all this week :)
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