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Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

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33.1969, -96.6582

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Description:

Wood Ducks have a boxy, crested head, a thin neck, and a long, broad tail. Males have a glossy green head cut with white stripes, a chestnut breast and buffy sides. Females are gray-brown with white-speckled breast and a bright eye ring.

Habitat:

This pair are swimming down stream in a small wooded creek. The creek flows through a city soil conservation area that has several small city parks.

Reference Links:

Wood Duck, Wood Duck, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedApril 14, 2014

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