Outdoor Ontario

Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: rcflier on March 02, 2013, 10:41:14 PM

Title: Muscovy duck
Post by: rcflier on March 02, 2013, 10:41:14 PM

Spotted last week on the banks of the Credit River along Old Derry Road, Mississauga

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Title: Re: Muscovy duck
Post by: cosmo3667 on March 02, 2013, 10:48:24 PM

that is one ugly duck

Title: Re: Muscovy duck
Post by: Palo on March 03, 2013, 08:12:02 AM

It is a crazy looking duck!

Title: Re: Muscovy duck
Post by: BoboBird on March 03, 2013, 12:41:01 PM

Yup the first time I saw one at Too Good, it was so ugly that I thought he was a mutant of some sort. :)

Title: Re: Muscovy duck
Post by: rcflier on March 03, 2013, 04:02:26 PM

When we sdpotted him( my buddy Waverley was with me ) we were right at the driveway to Credit Valley Conservation on Derry Road.  Since I have a membership with CVC we went in and showed the pic to the folks there.  They said " Oh, thats Wally! He was here last year and we nick named him Walley"  ( for Walt Disney - Donald Duck )  Cute story.

Title: Re: Muscovy duck
Post by: Rotarran on March 04, 2013, 02:25:42 PM

They should call this the Turkey Duck or Vulture Duck.  Cool find.

Title: Re: Muscovy duck
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on March 04, 2013, 06:57:39 PM

this is the duck that we eat, correct?