What is it ??

[Myer Bornstein]

This duck/goose swam by us while we were photographing a new location. It is probably a escaped domestic
Nikon D300s Sigma 150-500
Just converted to JPEG no adjustments

[Declan Troy]

That would be a Muscovy Duck. It occurs in the wild as far north as the Rio Grande and is more widespread as a domestic bird (the only domestic duck not derived from Mallard) and escapee. So if your new location was south of the border it might have been wild......

[Myer Bornstein]

Thanks Delkan
That is what I thought. and since I am in New England it must be an escapee

[John Chardine]

Myer- Your Muscovy looks like the wild-type in terms of plumage colouration. I am not sure if there are any feral populations in New England but this could be a wild bird.

[Chris Sloan]

This is not a wild bird. Wild-type Muscovies do not have that much white in the head.

[John Chardine]

This is not a wild bird. Wild-type Muscovies do not have that much white in the head.

...... and they also don't have bills like this one as far as I understand. I was not suggesting that this was a vagrant, pure, wild Muscovy from Mexico and points south. Sorry Myer if I gave this impression. The plumage of this bird is much more like wild-type than your average domestic Muscovy, which has a lot more white in the head, and usually elsewhere, than this bird. That's really all I was getting at. Domesticated muscovies have become feral (i.e., wild) in many places and I would still be interested to know if any are living wild in southern New England, where I understand this image was made.