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This is a male Muscovy duck. When he gets mad or wants to look intimidating, he raises the mohawk feathers on his head and neck. Muscovys are loners, they don't hang around in groups. They are mute, no quacking, but they have a little hissing noise they can make when they want to fend off an intruder of their space. They are bigger than most ducks, but smaller than most geese. They can fly well, but they are really lazy and only fly when necessary. I had some as pets and I found them to be odd buy enjoyable. They get a bad rap because they are so ugly, but they are really quite tame. If you feed one, he will be back to visit you again. They are not native to the U.S., but several are here. They aren't as 'waterproof' as most waterfowl and can drown from getting waterlogged. I wonder if this one knows that he is walking around with a feather hanging from his bill.