Muscovy ducks
Cairina moschata
Description:
Minnie and her brood. The older ducklings in the second photo.
Habitat:
Domestic farm.
Notes:
Muscovies are found world-wide and come in a large variety of colors.
Spotted on Jan 1, 2010
Submitted on Apr 5, 2011
2 Comments
Hi Isabela. People keep posting photos of muscovies. I thought I'd add some more of my flock to the site. Minnie is a lavender muscovy (although worn and tattered and much in need of moulting in this photo). Several of this brood turned out to be prize winning blue muscovies.
Lovely scene!