The Name is Duck... Muscovy Duck

[thedeadlyhook]

I've just discovered that one of the odd birds Toys and I have been seeing - an oversized bird that we've been calling "the booberie," which looks sort of like a mutant hybrid of a duck and a turkey vulture - is actually a Muscovy Duck. We've seen pairs of these both at Stow Lake and also at Tower Mountain Park.

In other news, lots of ring-necked ducks at another lake in the park - I've seen them, but Toys hasn't. Further investigation will be needed.

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[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

I only found out that these were ducks that peole raise for food when I did a Google image search, and turned up a lot of pictures of restaurant specials. Looking at them, I never would've thought of it - they just look so wild!

I'd noticed the mean-looking claws - that was one of the big reasons I just couldn't figure out what kind of bird they were suppposed to be, the claws on the webbed feet. Now I'll have to start checking the trees!