Wednesday, January 18, 2012

A Close Encounter,

with a Muscovy Duck


Some would say he is an ugly duckling,


but any creature that lets me get this close to them,
is beautiful in my book!!


I do think, that he thought, I had food!!


25 comments:

dr momi said...

Ya....in that last photo I thnk he's saying "OK then, WHERE is the food???"

eileeninmd said...

WOW, Debbie! He did let you get close. I think he or she is cute. Fantastic photos.

Nancy said...

You must have a gentle spirit for him to let you get this close....Great shots...next time I think I would take some food..hahahah

Jill said...

Ummm..yea, I pretty much think he's an ugly ducking. He looks like part turkey with very short legs to me. ha! Great shots though. :)

Ashley Ashbee said...

I agree! And I think she's beautiful in appearance AND personality. Another sweet post.

Farm Girl said...

I wish I had one of those. I like those kind of birds, they aren't really a duck are they? it seems I read that somewhere. You got really nice shots of him.

Tammy said...

I saw one of these when I was visiting my Mom in Oklahoma last summer. I think he's pretty cool...beauty is in the eye of the beholder :)

Bonnie said...

Debbie, Everything...everyone is beautiful to someone. Love that face. Bonnie

grammie g said...

HI Debbie...they are a strange looking bird, but lovely at the same time ..nice ones, and I bet he did think you had food lol
Grace

Bev said...

I think he's pretty cute!

TexWisGirl said...

i miss having muscovies here. (when thelma & louise arrived, they eliminated them.) i had a favorite named Rueben - a big brown guy that would come greet me and let me pet him. sigh...

Saun said...

You know the saying... so ugly he's cute. I think he is adorable :)

Angie said...

I don't see one single ugly thing about that guy. I think he's just too adorable.

Do you know I saw a bird sitting on my rocking chair outside this morning and immediately thought of you. How funny is that?

Ellie said...

He definately isn't the prettiest but he does look very cute and he did let you get close for some wonderful pictures.

Scrappy Pink Corner said...

I am not fond of ducks. They scare me. They will take a quick nip at you. I guess I have seen too many t.v. programs where this has happened.
Your photos are beautiful.
TFS

Adrienne said...

You're an animal whisperer, we all know that! Great shots ~ charactered ol' guy...kind of a "mutt" ... I see a little turkey, a little duck and a bit of sea gull in him!

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WOW! What close-ups!!!

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Nani said...

Maybe he was expecting the food for payment for the photo shoot?

I do agree with Jill that he looks turky-ish, like a ducurkey!

barbara l. hale said...

I think they are cool looking. Nice bunch of shots of this curious duck!

Reena said...

Great shots Debbie ... and I can see his beauty!

Dina J said...

They really are cool ducks. Great pictures!

Judy said...

I can't see any "kinda cute" in all that ugliness, but at least he has a good personality...

Rose said...

Reminds me of a warty old man!

NancyHoho said...

Boy are they ugly! Where did you see it? I've never seen one...kind of a good thing!!

Susan said...

What lovely photos. No really, I think the duck is awesome. I've never seen one like that before.