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Lucky duck: Muscovy mom rides out Hurricane Irma atop eggs

A mother duck did not budge during Hurricane Irma, staying atop her eggs during the storm.
A mother duck did not budge during Hurricane Irma, staying atop her eggs during the storm.
By Sandra Nortunen, Palm Beach Post
Sept 17, 2017

Those ducklings had better be grateful.

One Muscovy mother reportedly sat through the entire wrath of Hurricane Irma not budging an inch atop her 13 eggs.

Joy Anne Trent, of Plant City, Florida, posted a photo of the worn-out-and-weathered bird on Tuesday to Facebook. As of Sunday afternoon, it had already been shared over 43,000 times.

This is "Irma", she is one of the Muscovy ducks that hangs out in the ponds in front of, and behind our house in Plant...

Posted by Joy Anne Trent on Tuesday, September 12, 2017

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