I agree with what you have said, but the initial response almost implied that water was of no relevance to them. For the uninitiated, it would be misleading. That is what I was trying to make clear. It is not just that they love water, their natural history revolves around it. I will concede concerning "classification" etc.
Many animals move when necessary, but Muscovies are not a migratory waterfowl. They do not fly North for the summer, or south for the winter in the sense that our native waterfowl do. I do not doubt that they move from one place to another on occasion, and for different reasons. A migratory bird is one that is instinctively compelled to do so as part of a regular seasonal rhythm.
The inclination to fly and expand their range would keep me from working with them. I do not like things to go where I do not want them to. For example, the gardens. And that is where my interest in the larger geese resides. The ability to contain them and limit their range. I dismissed these as an option long ago for this reason.
Many other characteristics appealed to me, or the idea of them. There has been much that has appealed to me about waterfowl in general. If I was to go with a meat duck, it might be Pekins, for the ease of limiting their movement. Otherwise geese appeal to me.
I appreciate the thoughtful exchange. That is refreshing in a sense.
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