New Member / Muscovy Ducks in Florida

[Daninflorida2024]

Hello, my name is Daniel and I live in Florida just outside Tampa. There are several lakes in the community where I live, and the lake I live closest to has several Muscovy ducks that live nearby, which is to say that they spend their days and nights on the shores of the lake, and also spend time during the day on the lake. I believe they are “domestic” ducks, but several of them are capable of flying from one side of the lake to the other, albeit with what appears to be a great deal of effort! I live directly on the lake and see a lot of the Muscovy interactions, which I find very interesting and intriguing, which is why I joined this forum. Attached are a few clips of some of the recently hatched ducklings, thanks for having me! - Daniel

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Daniel, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Adorable little duck families you've got there!

 

[swamphiker]

Welcome to BYC and cute photos! I'm not a duck expert but as a fellow Floridian, my understanding is that muscovy ducks that people dump will interbreed with other ducks in the area.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here in this poultry loving community.

 

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi @Daninflorida2024

Thanks for sharing the beautiful pics.

Welcome!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, Daniel, and welcome to BYC!

I love your pictures!

I've heard Muscovies are the only duck breed I can trust here as we have a creek behind our home and most would swim too far eventually, but they never would. I hope sometime to get some of those. Yours are gorgeous!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC, Daniel, and thanks for sharing the beautiful photos!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to BYC. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[Tookie]

Hello, welcome! Nice to meet you, glad you joined us.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you!