[dc]W[/dc]hen is a duck not a duck? When it looks like a turkey-duck hybrid (likely the result of an alien breeding program, RIGHT?). Stephanie and I met such an animal at her dad’s place.
Note: not Disco Duck. Photo by me.
Duck + Turkey = Durkey?
Meet Durkey–his name really is Durkey. Durkey looks like the result of a duck and a turkey gettin’ busy—if such a thing is even possible (and going by what I know about duck genitalia, I’m gonna say no). While Durkey might look strange, he was a nice chap (like Sloth in Goonies). Durkey came right up to Stephanie and I, and acted more like a dog than a duck: he wagged his tail, panted, and wanted pets.
Pardon the over-exposure. Photo by me.
The Truth is Out There—on the Googles
After returning home though, I took 1.3 seconds to Google ‘turkey duck‘ and figured out Durkey’s true origin (I needed something to do while Netflix loaded an episode of X-Files). Durkey is a Muscovy Duck, and not the product (PRODUCK?) of a Turkeyo and Duckiet situation.
Happy to know the truth, yes, but also disappointed. It isn’t every day I see weird hybrid species, at least not since I stopped going to NASCAR races.
Eat Me, With a Side of Rice
Apparently Muscovy ducks are a favorite of the dinner table, as they can get pretty big (males can get up to 15 pounds). If such a meal strikes your fancy, you can order Muscovy drake breasts through Amazon. What a time to be alive. To quote the product description, “These large breasts are perfect for roasting.”
And how.
For the Camera Geeks
I shot the above photos with my new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. It features a 13 megapixel camera, which is equally nice and all kinds of crazy (my Canon Rebel T2i DSLR features 18 megapixels). I’m still getting the hang of the Galaxy S4’s camera, but the auto-feature is pretty good (nothing beats my trusty Canon 50mm 1.8 lens though, here’s a few shots of cupcakes).
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