Females are mostly gray and browns with blue, black, and white on their wings. Gorgeous duck with intricate plumage: green, crested head, chestnut breast and other bold markings.Warm brown plumage with grayer, slightly crested head. The Cornell Lab will send you updates about birds, birding, and opportunities to help bird conservation.
Image of chick, young, floating - 25708082 Juveniles are very similar to females. Abundant in eastern North America in Audubon's time, the Wood Duck population declined seriously during the late 19th century because of hunting and loss of nesting sites. However, the juvenile males do have bright reddish-brown eyes and white markings on their face, similar to mature males. Overall, they are gray-brown with a white-speckled breast. As a cavity nester, Wood Ducks take readily to nest boxes. Unlike most waterfowl, Wood Ducks perch and nest in trees and are comfortable flying through woods. I'm still not sure about this one - it has a reddish eye and a white pattern on the face like a male would, but it has the overall coloring of a female. In flight, they hold their head up high, sometimes bobbing it. The Wood Duck is one of the most stunningly pretty of all waterfowl. Both have orange legs. In eclipse plumage (late summer), males lose their pale sides and bold stripes, but retain their bright eye and bill. Closeup of a likely juvenile male mallard duck molting feathers starting to get an iridescent green head - taken in the Wood Lake Juvenile female wood duck Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Juvenile Wood duck at Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, British Columbia. Males also have red eyes and bright red bills. Females are gray-brown with white-speckled breast. View entire discussion ( 1 comments) More posts from the whatsthisbird community. Photo about Juvenile Wood Duck floating in the water with reflection. Juvenile Wood Duck (Male) I came across this juvenile Wood Duck at Valley Inn Road. Wood Duck drakes (males) are a beautiful array of colors. Listen for the female's call when these wary birds flush.Look for Wood Ducks in wooded swamps, marshes, streams, beaver ponds, and small lakes. They stick to wet areas with trees or extensive cattails. White teardrop around the eye; white also along the edge of dark blue "speculum" patch in the wings.Found on shallow lakes and ponds, often swimming near the edges among emergent or overhanging vegetation.Grayish brown plumage with whiter throat, bright red eye, and red and white bill.In flight the blue secondaries with a bold white stripe on the trailing edge are obvious.Female lacks bright patterns of male, but has unique crested head shape and large white teardrop patch around eye.Glossy green head with prominent crest at the rear, white throat, bright red eye, and red-and-white bill.Gray underwings of breeding males contrast with the rest of the plumage.Often perches on tree limbs. Thanks Donna. However, the juvenile males do have bright reddish-brown eyes and white markings on their face, similar to mature males. That's why I thought maybe it was a juvenile male? Its recovery to healthy numbers was an early triumph of wildlife management. Juvenile males look very similar to female wood ducks. These birds live in wooded swamps, where they nest in holes in trees or in nest boxes put up around lake margins. Overall, their silhouette shows a skinny neck, long body, thick tail, and short wings.In good light, males have a glossy green head cut with white stripes, a chestnut breast and buffy sides. Wood ducks weigh around 16 to 30 ounces and have a wingspan of around 27 inches. these look more like Long-tailed Duck to me. Their broad tail and short, broad wings help make them maneuverable. You often see Wood Ducks in small groups (fewer than 20), keeping apart from other waterfowl. Note white line at edge of blue "speculum" patch in the wingFluffy young are dark above with pale yellowish underparts and face.Nests in cavities, including artificial nest boxes.In flight, look for dark chest contrasting with neat white belly patch.Often perches on branches, sometimes far from water.Sometimes in small flocks, usually at the vegetated edges of water bodies.Wood Ducks have a unique shape among ducks—a boxy, crested head, a thin neck, and a long, broad tail. Males are iridescent chestnut and green, with ornate patterns on nearly every feather; the elegant females have a distinctive profile and delicate white pattern around the eye. 1 hour ago. Overall, they are gray-brown with a white-speckled breast. When swimming, the head jerks back and forth much as a walking pigeon's does. In low or harsh light, they'll look dark overall with paler sides. Juvenile wood duck flaps its wings Wood duck drake juvenile on summer pond. Juvenile males look very similar to female wood ducks. Or maybe a male with eclipse plumage. They have dark eyes and a light orange bill. Beautiful and unique, this duck of woodland ponds and river swamps has no close relatives, except for the Mandarin Duck of eastern Asia.