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Birders

cpwm17

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3. Yes, it's a Muscovy Duck.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 07:44 PM

Jun 2016

They're introduced and breed here in Florida.

They're native to Mexico, Central, and South America. Their range barely reaches Texas along the Rio Grande River.

Here's the spot where it's possible to see real wild ones, along the Rio Grande River in Salineno, Texas:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/26%C2%B030'52.3%22N+99%C2%B006'58.8%22W/

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This guy/gal was on a city pond in western MD today: [View all] elleng Jun 2016 OP

Great picture thanks locks Jun 2016 #1

Not sure; elleng Jun 2016 #2

Yes, it's a Muscovy Duck. cpwm17 Jun 2016 #3

Thanks for the info, cpwm17. elleng Jun 2016 #4