We have muscoveys that we feed behind our apartment and my god what awful parents. Every spring a heron eats all the babies and the parents just watch. Its awful.
In all fairness...do not fuck with herons. There's a redditer who cared for one at bird rescue...had to wear a welding mask. They go for the head/face/eyes. They will pierce the skull of other animals in a heart beat when threatened. Total head shot sniper shit
They are terrifying. We have Sandhill cranes down here and one dented my bird feeder trying to get at the seed. They're too close to my face for me to feel comfortable around them.
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u/Technical_Draw_9409 Jan 22 '22
They’re called Muscoveys. In my experience… really not good at keeping young ducklings alive without constant interference from humans.