Wood Ducks

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Even though I have spent a lot of my life near water, I had never seen a wood duck until I moved to this house in the woods. Now I frequently see them from my windows.

Because they are easily startled and because the foliage along the creek and river banks is dense, I am seldom able to get close enough to get good photos.
My kids telephoto lens proved helpful here.

Wood ducks (Aix sponsa) are found only in North America, primarily in eastern North America, but can also be found in some areas of western North America.

Wood ducks prefer wooded swamps and river bottomlands. Natural cavities in trees serve as nests sites.

Because they spend so much time in trees, wood ducks have claws on their webbed feet that help them perch and climb on tree branches, the American Bird Conservancy reports. Their wing structure also allows them to fly in tight spaces, which helps them navigate through the trees of the forest they inhabit.
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Male wood duck swimming near a pair of mallards.

Duck hunting season opens in October. I will be wishing all these guys good luck.

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Wow! I never heard about wood duck... looks so beautiful... amazing pictures 😍

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They are beauties! It is odd to see a duck sitting on branch high up in a tree though.

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telephoto lens proved helpful here

Some more help from technology 👍
Great pics 🙂 I don't think I have ever captured a wood duck photo.

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I have plenty of opportunities but have given up because this is what I usually end up with!

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Where there is wood there's wood ducks!😀
Your kids lens is really great but like in any other art, The Artist is The Real Magician so here also the credit for these stunning shots goes to you. 🥰
By the way, these photos are really so beautiful to win the reflection hunter contest.😍

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Good morning dear friend @melinda010100
You live in a beautiful place, surrounded by nature and wildlife, beautiful forest duck, I love the colors of its feathers
Excellent shots
Have a wonderful day

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How are you lady @melinda010100 good day
What a beautiful duck, I love its presence and its colors, how nice that you can see these birds from your windows
excellent shots

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Thanks for your kind words! They are beautiful and watching wildlife from my windows brings me so much pleasure!

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I just love wood ducks! The colors and blends are so unique!
Nice shots.

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It's nice to know some information on wood duck!

Didn't I see them before in my place of living? In the bird shop maybe! (You told only available in the North America)!

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You may have seen Mandarin ducks? They are similar and I believe they are raised commercially?

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Hunting Season! Duck!

They are sooo pretty. They look like they are painted!

!LUV
!LOL

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