Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Muscovy Ducks, January 31, 2018

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D is for Ducks - waterfowl belonging to the Anatidae family of birds.

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, December 25, 2017
Muscovy Ducks, Cairina moschata, must be the ugliest Ducks in the world! I do not know what the fuss was all about, but this group at Ballard Park were raising their wings and advancing on another group of Ducks.

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, December 25, 2017
And this one at Veterans Park came to us as soon as we stopped the car, hoping we would give it leftovers from our lunch! The Ducks in the parks are used to people feeding them and have become almost tame.

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19 comments:

  1. TomJanuary 31, 2018 at 12:45 AM

    ...I've only seen them once before.

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  2. BreathtakingJanuary 31, 2018 at 4:37 AM

    Hello!:)Their warty faces are not the prettiest, but they have lovely feathers.

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  3. abc wednesdayJanuary 31, 2018 at 4:56 AM

    How lovely they look.

    Have a splendid ♥-warming ABC-Wednes-day / -week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (team ABC-W)
    http://melodymusic.nl/22-D

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  4. eileeninmdJanuary 31, 2018 at 6:06 AM

    Hello, great photos! They are strange looking ducks. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

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  5. Hootin AnniJanuary 31, 2018 at 8:07 AM

    I agree...ugly!! I remember when I first set eyes on them I thought they were cancerous. lol

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  6. LoisJanuary 31, 2018 at 9:37 AM

    They are pretty ugly, but I like seeing them anyway!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2018 at 1:59 PM

    A different looking duck:) Have a lovely week, exploring!

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  8. RedPatJanuary 31, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    They have to be the oddest ducks!

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  9. Su-sieee! MacJanuary 31, 2018 at 4:40 PM

    I thought they were chickens. lol

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  10. A Colorful WorldJanuary 31, 2018 at 5:06 PM

    They are funny but they do know where there bread is buttered! :-)

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  11. Betty J. CrowJanuary 31, 2018 at 8:04 PM

    Odd looking ducks, okay ugly ducks. :) Interesting to see, though. You got some good shots.

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  12. LindaJanuary 31, 2018 at 10:53 PM

    I rarely saw muscovies until a couple of years ago. One took up residence at our neighborhood lake and after a year, another one showed up. Last summer they raised a family and at least four are still here. I've gotten used to them and I like them, even their odd faces.

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  13. GattinaFebruary 1, 2018 at 1:37 AM

    I have never seen these ducks, they have almost a face like a turkey, lol

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  14. likeschocolateFebruary 1, 2018 at 3:20 AM

    Very interesting looking ducks. Maybe this is where they get the saying ugly ducklings. But beauty is all in the eye of the beholder -right! I agree with Gattina they almost look like a turkey and a duck crossed with each other.

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  15. carol l mckennaFebruary 1, 2018 at 10:13 AM

    Love the Tupelo ~ great shot!

    Happy Weekend ahead,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  16. A Colorful WorldFebruary 1, 2018 at 6:49 PM

    Lea, thank you! Those hawks just didn't feel like Red-Tails to me, and I think that's because I'm more used to the eastern ones. I knew they almost HAD to be Red-Tails but their red tails are just not visible! How good it is to know now that they tend to be darker. Thank you for looking that up!

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  17. Roger Owen GreenFebruary 2, 2018 at 3:50 AM

    What classic CHICKEN color. Strange

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  18. Sallie (FullTime-Life)February 2, 2018 at 10:41 AM

    I remember hardly believing my eyes the first time we saw some of these!

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  19. SuzyFebruary 3, 2018 at 2:18 AM

    For a fraction of a second I thought they were chickens. They are strange looking but I guess everybody's beautiful in their own way.
    dropping by from WATW

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