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Title
Muscovy Trio
Artist
Norman Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A trio of muscovy ducklings wait on their mom to decide where she wants to go at Lakeland, Florida's Lake Morton.
Wild muscovy ducks (cairina moschata) are non-migratory birds that are found in coastal and lowland forested wetlands from Texas and Mexico south through Central America and down into South America to upper Argentina. A feral populations exists in Florida. They prefer fresh water but also live in brackish.
They are one of the oldest domesticated fowl species in the world, and were being kept by the natives of Peru and Paraguay when the early spanish explorers arrived. Domesticated versions occur across much of North America in shallow wetlands and rivers. In Florida they are sometimes just called river ducks.
Muscovys forage in shallow wetlands, ponds and lagoons for both plant and animal matter. They eat grasses and sedges, tubers and seeds, as well as insects, larva and adults, spiders, crustaceans, worms, reptiles, etc. In the tropics they feed on termites by breaking open their mounds with their bills.
Forest dwellers, muscovys nest in tree cavaties.
The Aztec rulers wore cloaks made from the feathers of the muscovy duck, which was considered the totem animal of the wind god Elecatl.
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July 6th, 2019
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Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."
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