Ugly? Unusual? Rare?

This is a Muscovy Duck, but it looks more like a goose. The internet says he can fly better than geese, even though it is about the size of one. I would never have thought it was a duck. The girls and I went to a small lake near the beach to see what birds were there to photograph.

We are having a wonderful time at the beach. Last night we had a fire and played games until we couldn't keep our eyes open anymore. Of course, we made smores and had hot chocolate. Then the girls went out to breakfast this morning with grandpa while I went to church. Grandpa absolutely loved the time alone with the girls.
Another thing that is great about teenage girls....they love to be photographed....so I was able to practice my assignment for my photography class. I was to go on an outing with family and first observe the possible photos; then take lots of photographs of the things I thought about earlier. They were perfect subjects.