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    These handsome guys can be found living freely in the Dawlish brook lso
    These birds, originally from South America, are often ignored by birdwatchers. They are present and breeding in several places with flocks of more than 100 reported. Breeding recorded in 1996/97 from Devon, Northumberland, Surrey, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Norfolk and Nottinghamshire (and probably on a pond near you!).
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    Interesting birds Chocky.
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    I know . Lol. If you have a pond in your back garden they might visit you.

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    Oh My God!!! They look like escapees from a horror movie
    We're back to 'only a face a mother could love'

    As for them landing in my pond... they'll have to be careful as it's just a very large plant pot saucer

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    Your telling me.
    They are the ugliest ducks on the planet (and will not turn into beautiful swans as the fairytail tells)

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    The scary thing is that it actually worked the other way, they are really cute ducklings (see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Muscovyduckling.jpg ) who turned into damned ugly ones!

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    Woweeeeeee. So they are . I bet that where Andersen got his idea of The ugly Duckling from

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