Wood Duck
With its bright colors and distinctive patterning, the wood duck is one of the most stunning of all waterfowl. The wood duck’s scientific name translates as ‘waterbird in bridal dress’, referring to the male’s showy breeding plumage. The wood duck is one of only a few ducks with strong claws that allow it to perch in trees.
Unlike most ducks, the wood duck nests in tree holes, and on leaving the nest the young may have to leap to the ground from great heights.
sharonhornphotography
on Nov 28Thanks for the comment Patrick.
GFGG
on Nov 26Love the wood ducks! I finally saw one couple a yrs ago at our lake.
sharonhornphotography
on Oct 06Thank you Gene.
Gene Hyder
on Oct 05Outstanding shot.
sharonhornphotography
on Sep 12Arnold ... thanks for the kind comments.
Arnold Dubin
on Sep 11You did a wonderful job of capturing the colors and details of this Wood Duck.
sharonhornphotography
on Jul 11Thanks so much.
lightray
on Jul 08Great detail and color. Lovely soft ripples on the water.
sharonhornphotography
on Jul 07Thanks so much Rick and Tony.
Tony Britton
on Jul 06Congratulations on this Wood Duck image and the entire gallery. Extremely well done!