Birds from the ditch...

[MARINERMAGNUM]

Saw alot of nice tweets while my daughter and I cruised the country backroads today. Probably not a good thing-as afterwards we both longed for living on a quiet country road. Later this afternoon we all looked at a nice acreage that was for sale. We roamed around it for 2 hrs. [7 acres] and not 1 car drove by in that time-we were hooked! Tomorrow we are going to look inside the house. I could barely get my wife to get back in the truck and leave. UH OH

Common Yellowthroat

and what my 6 year old called: "THE DRAGON DUCK!!"

[Steve Foss]

Dude, what did you do to that duck?

[Deitz Dittrich]

if I was looking at property and that thing came walking by.. I would be racing the car getting speeding tickets in theother direction.. its some kind of messed up chicken isnt it?

[jonny_redhorse]

Jeezaws! ....that "thing" belongs on the Sci-Fi channel! ....... ...that gotta be the ugliest waterfowl type duck thing that crawls/flies /stalks on the planet! ...I wonder if it's a meat eater ....sure looks to be

[The_Duckslayer]

Wow! What a creature that is! If I shot something like that during duck season I would have to get it mounted! Be interesting to find out what the heck it is... bill looks like it might have some wood duck in it. Nice pictures though! Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[Steve Foss]

Well, I actually think it's a chicken of some type, too. But I didn't have the guts to call something that nasty chicken. Might PI$$ it off!

[RobertELee]

This wasn't next to a nuclear power plant was it???? It looks like an animal from the Simpsons.

[Dave S]

EEEEE-GADS, that thing is about as fugly as the ex-wife.

It looks to be a Muscovy (sp?) duck. Very ugly.

[MARINERMAGNUM]

I'm not sure what it was,but the farmer said they are delicious.

[Steve Foss]

MM, why don't you hop down there in the ditch next time and subdue the hideous creature and tell us how it tastes.

[jonny_redhorse]

This.....is what a "Velociraptor" supposedly looked like ...were talkin direct decendent here

[Steve Foss]

Good one, Jonny. Don't know anyone here who'd be really eager to dive into the ditch and go 15 rounds with THAT nasty bird brain.

[vern]

That's funny! I enjoyed your post about possibly moving to the country until I scrolled down & saw that thing. Scary!

[JayinMN]

The Dragon Duck is a drake muscovey. I have three hens who would love to find one that "handsome" too make them happy. Muscovies are the only domestic duck not derived from mallards. They are almost mute and don't quack like other ducks. They are tree ducks so they like to perch up high. Mine sit on top of the barn. Domestication has made them heavier though so the drakes can rarely fly anymore its usually only the hens who can still get off the ground. They also breed like rabbits and will raise 3-4 clutches a summer. You can add alot to the freezer in fall. The hens don't have as many carnacles, the red stuff on their faces, so are not as "ugly". They are actually a pretty neat and fuctional bird to have around. You'll have to ask him for some when you buy the place..lol Here are my hens, not quite as ugly.

[RobertELee]

HMMMM, guess you learn something new everyday....Thanks for the info Jay.

[Hammer Handle]

Muscovery ducks are quite comical to raise...and do taste great.

Some males can get quite large.

As a kid, we had one large male that would like to beat up the tame geese on our farm!