Male Wood Duck
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Male Wood Duck
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Wood Duck is also known as the Carolina Duck
The Wood Duck’s breeding habitat is wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks
Wood Ducks feed by dabbling or walking on land. They mainly eat berries, acorns, and seeds, but also insects, making them omnivores.
Unlike most other ducks, the Wood Duck has sharp claws for perching in trees
Wood Ducks usually nest in cavities in trees close to water, although they will take advantage of nesting boxes in wetland locations if available
Female Wood Ducks typically lay between 7 and 15 white-tan eggs that incubate for an average of 30 days. 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 30 eggs and unsuccessful incubation, a behavior known as “nest dumping”.
Wood Ducks, in southern regions, produce two broods in a single season—the only North American duck that can do so
After hatching, the Wood Duck ducklings jump down from the nest tree and make their way to water. The ducklings may jump from heights of up to 290 ft without injury. They prefer nesting over water so the young have a soft landing, but will nest up to 150 yd away from the shoreline.
The Wood Duck was hunted nearly to extinction during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Management procedures have been successful and there are now well over a million Wood Ducks in North America.
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December 31st, 2016
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Comments (18)
Gary F Richards
Excellent composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the LOOK AT ME - BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL BIRDS AND INSECT...contest
Deb Halloran
Elizabeth, What a beautiful capture with gorgeous colors, light, details and reflections. Simply stunning....nicely done. v/f
Laura D Young
My favorite duck - and so beautifully captured by you with lovely details and gorgeous reflections. l/f/p