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Muscovy Duck

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Muscovy Duck

The Muscovy duck is a large duck which is native to Mexico, Central and South America.

Muscovies had already been domesticated by various native American cultures in the New World when Columbus arrived.
The first few specimen were brought to Europe by the European explorers in the 16th. century.

Very remarkable : although the Muscovy duck is a tropical bird, it adapts trouble free to icy and snowy conditions down to –12°C and even below !

Dutch name : Muskus eend
German name : Moschusente
Latin name : Cairina moschata

Kommentare 33

Inge Stüwe 13. Juni 2013, 7:22
Diese besondere Ente hast Du großartig fotografiert, sehe sie zum ersten Mal.
Liebe Grüße
Inge
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Nikonfan50 13. Juni 2013, 1:49
great, a nice bird with a good light ... Greetings from Brasil
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Angelika Ritter 12. Juni 2013, 19:04
wow..in a different way a beauty
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bw angie
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Josef Kainz 12. Juni 2013, 19:00
Wunderbar ein klasse Bild
vg josef
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ann margAReT 11. Juni 2013, 23:50
ein starkes portrait dieser scheinbar schwerfälligen ente hier. tolle aufnahme.
lg ann
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Lawson McCulloch 11. Juni 2013, 22:35
Excellent detail captured in this fine shot Mark.
best wishes,
Lawson
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Rike-Tina 11. Juni 2013, 22:30
...ein selten schöner Vogel ist das....
lg von....Rike

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Adele D. Oliver 11. Juni 2013, 22:08
unusual looking, handsome at the same time - you are looking to see them where you live and your image is sharp and the plumage well devined ... the only Muscovy Duck I ever saw was in Buenos Aires :-((((
greetings, Adele
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Vitória Castelo Santos 11. Juni 2013, 20:46
Lovely**************
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aline64 11. Juni 2013, 20:33
Imposant ce canàrd de barbarie, belle prise
Amicalement
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Vera Shulga 11. Juni 2013, 18:42
Awesome duck!..
Perfect photo!
Vera
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Alfred Schultz 11. Juni 2013, 18:09
With some extra eyes on its beak,
or is it a nose?
Never seen it before.
Greetings - A.
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Doro2 11. Juni 2013, 17:23
Dass sie mit Schönheit nicht gesegnet wurde weiß sie wohl nicht. Sehr selbstbewußt sitzt sie am Teich und genießt die Sonnenstrahlen, die es dieses Jahr nur selten gibt. Ein sehr schönes Entenportrait in prima Farben und Licht hast Du hier aufgenommen.
LG Doro
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s. sabine krause 11. Juni 2013, 16:13
as white as snow, as red as blood, as black as ebony – a beautiful combination of colors! and despite his red face he looks quite content, chilling peacefully in the sun. so maybe that's why he's such a great adaptive one, a survival artist: "don't worry, be happy and don't ever let red rage get the better of you!" nice and easy does it! ; )) greetings, sabine.
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Gilbert13 11. Juni 2013, 12:35
what a well-fed duck and unbelievable what you are writing, very impressive and very flexible at the same time. nice capture. Gilbert
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