Hideously beautiful

Last weekend I was perched, somewhat uncomfortably, on the rocky banks of Crater Lake in Rawson, Victoria. The sun had just risen, and fourteen bird species made themselves known; all were natives apart from a Common Blackbird and the hideously beautiful Muscovy Ducks.

 

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) 1/1250, f/8.0, ISO 1600

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