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The Wood Duck
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Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Medium-sized duck
Syllables: wood duck |
Fine Wildlife Photos taken in the
Finger Lakes Region of Central New York
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| 1-1 | WoDk_08x10_010451 | 8x10 Print | $10.00 |
| 1-2 | WoDk_11x14_010451 | 11x14 Print | $25.00 |
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| 2-1 | WoDk_08x10_010482 | 8x10 Print | $10.00 |
| 2-2 | WoDk_12x18_010482 | 12x18 Print | $40.00 |
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| 3-1 | WoDk_08x10_014586 | 8x10 Print | $10.00 |
| 3-2 | WoDk_11x14_014586 | 11x14 Print | $25.00 |
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| 4-1 | WoDk_08x10_015410 | 8x10 Print | $10.00 |
| 4-2 | WoDk_11x14_015410 | 11x14 Print | $25.00 |
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| 5-1 | WoDk_08x10_015423 | 8x10 Print | $10.00 |
| 5-2 | WoDk_11x14_015423 | 11x14 Print | $25.00 |
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| 6-1 | WoDk_08x10_015433 | 8x10 Print | $10.00 |
| 6-2 | WoDk_11x14_015433 | 11x14 Print | $25.00 |
Wood Duck pictures larger than 8x10 may vary slightly from as shown.
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The
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) The
adult male has distinctive multi-colored iridescent plumage and red eyes. The
female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults
have crested heads. When swimming, wood ducks bob their head back and forth in a
jerking motion, which makes them easy to spot. Their
breeding habitat is wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds in eastern
North America and the west coast of the United States. They usually nest in
cavities in trees close to water, although they will take advantage of nesting
boxes in wetland locations if available. Their personality is however somewhat
shy and skittish. Females
typically lay between 9 and 14 eggs. However, if nesting boxes are placed too
close together, females may lay eggs in the nests of their neighbors, which may
lead to nests which may contain as many as 40 eggs and unsuccessful incubation.
The day after they hatch, the young climb to the nest entrance and jump to the
ground. They
winter over in the southern United States near the Atlantic coast. In the
southern parts of their range, they may be permanent residents. These
birds feed by dabbling or walking on land. They mainly eat plants and seeds. The
male's call is a rising whistle; the female gives a whistled whoo-eek if
startled. The
population of the Wood Duck was in serious decline at the beginning of the 20th
century as a result of over-hunting and loss of suitable nesting sites. Changes
in game laws and the construction of nesting boxes in suitable habitat resulted
in this species' return to sustainable numbers. |
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Wood Duck
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Binomial name
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