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Dendrocygna autumnalis
Large, colorful duck with bright red bill, pink-red legs and feet. Shows white wing patch, black belly, reddish-brown breast, neck and back. Face, foreneck are gray, white eye ring. Feeds on aquatic plants, cultivated grains, seeds. Direct flight on rapid wing beats.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre (40 ha) zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952. Located just west of Tucson, Arizona, it features two miles (3.2 km) of walking paths traversing 21 acres (8.5 ha) of desert landscape. The nonprofit organization focuses on the interpretation of the natural history, plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert.
These guys were clowns. Shortly after I took these photos, the three came up the walkway to where I was standing and started nibbling on my shoes and shoelaces. I have no idea what the attraction was, but they only quit when I finally walked away.
Spotted on Nov 5, 2013
Submitted on Dec 11, 2013
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