We are fortunate to have Wood Ducks like this handsome pair appearing in our wetlands regularly in recent years. These cavity nesters enjoy our freshwater marsh and have nested there in a hollow, dead palm tree overhanging the pond. But you have to be there at just the right moment if you hope to watch […]
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The intricate plumage of the Wood Ducks make them “one of the most stunningly pretty of all waterfowl.” (All About Birds). “Beautiful and unique, this duck of woodland ponds and river swamps has no close relatives, except for the Mandarin Duck of eastern Asia”, another ornate and highly attractive duck (Audubon.org). The only two members of […]
I was lucky enough to add yet another bird to my Life List this week. A fellow birder told me on Sunday that she had seen a Wood Duck at a local preserve, so I rushed over that evening, hoping to get a glimpse of this remarkably colorful bird. I couldn’t believe my luck when someone […]
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