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Muscovy duck

Cairina moschata

Description:

The females and males are very similar, but the males are twice as large as the females and have red fleshy outgrowths extending from the back of the eye to the bill.

Habitat:

Muscovy ducks live in ponds; these ducks were found in the duck pond near Budewig Intermediate School. There are a lot of them there.

Notes:

The ducks shown are both males.

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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Nice action shot in the first photo

kaitlinarnold6
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kaitlinarnold6

Houston, Texas, USA

Spotted on Dec 14, 2014
Submitted on Dec 14, 2014

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