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Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Photo by dferris
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Description:

While crouched down at the edge of a wooded pond taking a picture of a kinglet, this eclipse wood duck flew in about 20 feet from me. I was able to snap a few pictures before I had to re-position myself, which scared it off.

Habitat:

Wooded pond

Reference Links:

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

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PublishedOctober 14, 2016

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