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Male wood ducks, like most of these birds, are probably the most beautifully colored of the numerous species of North American waterfowl. As their name implies, they are fond of streams and lakes in wooded areas, and typically nest in holes in trees (or nest boxes), as can be seen in several of these images. I photographed these wild birds at Santee Lakes, near San Diego, California. The male at upper right, with the green water, was under a beautiful sycamore tree overhanging a quiet pond. The picture below at left shows a pair; even the more subtly-colored female wood duck has some spectacular spectral colors in her wing feathers; the next two images show a female with her flock of 15 (!) ducklings, and a closeup of two of the youngsters. The male in flight was a 'grab shot' in the Big Cypress Preserve in south Florida. More wood duck photos are here. |
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