Tuesday, March 18, 2008

H-E-L-P Part II

OK--I have great news. I have my own laptop back. Yay! So, now I can find all the favorite places I have marked--that is, all my blog friends. I have been trying to remember blog names and go out reading based on that, but I know I have missed some.

I am very sad to read this post from Possumlady Place. Stop by, and leave a message for her.

Now, to the H-E-L-P subject.

I got an email from a friend who needs ID help on a bird that landed in a friend's front yard. You know me, I am woeful at bird IDing.

Here's a photo. Or two. . .




Anyone know what it is?
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Thanks to Philip at Tossing Pebbles: it's a muscovy duck--a breed of somewhat domesticated duck. Told you I didn't know my birds. Here's a Wikipedia link on them.
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10 comments:

  1. JeanMac3/19/08, 1:31 AM

    No idea - very interesting, though. I'll look forward to the birders replies.

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  2. Beverly3/19/08, 11:16 AM

    I would give a smart answer like a duck, but I know that's not what you want.

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  3. Tossing Pebbles in the Stream3/19/08, 8:32 PM

    It is a male Muscovy duck. They are lovely useful birds. They are more of a land duck you don't need a pond for them. They will swim and bath in one if available. There meat is quite distinct from other ducks. They eat lots of flies. They can be used in a livestock barn to keep the flies in check. http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/ducks/muscovy/

    They are very loyal. I had a pair and the female died. The male sat with her corpse for three days. Finally, he left to feed and I managed to remove the female.

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  4. Mary3/19/08, 9:21 PM

    Awww. I know what happened but I can't open Possumlady's page! Darn!

    I am glad tossing pebbles knew the bird. I was going to suggest "duck" of some sort or magpie or rock dove :o?

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  5. elizabird3/19/08, 9:23 PM

    yep...Muscovy duck...Not countable by the ABA unless you see the wild ones in extreme South Texas!

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  6. Anonymous3/19/08, 10:53 PM

    Great Muscovy and so glad your laptop is back!

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  7. Cathy3/20/08, 8:08 PM

    Now THAT is a funny-lookn' boid.

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  8. RuthieJ3/20/08, 9:03 PM

    I'm glad you've got your laptop back, Donna.

    Thanks for the ID on the Muscovy Duck (I didn't know what kind it was either)

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  9. KGMom3/20/08, 9:31 PM

    To all--thanks for the help with IDing the muscovy. Philip and Elizabird with Tom weighing in too.
    Welcome, Elizabird.

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  10. possumlady3/22/08, 10:51 AM

    How sweet of you to post about me Donna. Thank you very much. It's been a very tough week made a little easier by all the kind words.

    Christine

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