Ugly Ducklings

There are no
ugly ducklings.
...Loretta Young

I have never seen this variety of duck before. It has unique markings: red facial warty bumps, patches of white, black feathers with multi colored gloss and a long tail. After research, I decided it is a Muscovy duck.

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/muscovy-duck

[Diana]

A lovely shot of this not so ugly beauty, we have them here too.

[Babs]

Nice colours, love the ripples on the water

[Suzanne]

A great photo whatever the duck is!

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a beauty!

[Carol Ann]

Lovely! What a rare capture fav!

[Allison Maltese]

Beautiful color and detail, and lovely ripples in the water as well.

[Renee Salamon]

Oh my, this is a very different duck indeed - wonderful colours

[Liz Milne]

Great colours

[Milanie]

Great focus

[tony gig]

Think it's Beautiful, great capture...

[Mickey Anderson]

It is a beauty!! I love the odd ducks.

[Heather]

A nice close-up of this pretty duck! And I like the ripples too! Fav

[Pyrrhula]

Great close up capture of this beautiful duck. Fav.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful capture

[gloria jones]

Super feather details

[Shutterbug]

Whatever it’s called, it’s a really beautiful duck. Love your capture of the color and details.

[John Falconer]

Great shot. Muscovy Duck sounds good.

[eDorre]

Great shot of all the colors

[haskar]

Great details and ripples

[Wylie]

quite unusual.

[Dione Giorgio]

Great shot, great detail. Beautiful duck. Fav.

[carol white]

A lovely find and capture.Fav😊

[Faye Turner]

Great capture

[Fisher Family]

Beautiful - lovely colour and detail - fav!

Ian

[KV]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder… I’m sure this ones mate thinks it beautiful!!! Gorgeous color and detail… nice photo.

[Lou Ann]

Oh my I hadn’t thought of Loretta Young in years. I think this duck is pretty, those iridescent feathers!

[Sandy Z W]

Mother Nature makes the prettiest colors