Saturday, January 18, 2020

Saturday Critters ~ 318 ~

Last Saturday, at Lake of the Lilies I was lucky to get some nice close-ups of the 
Male Wood Duck
One of the most stunning and colorful ducks,  
the males have iridescent colors and an intricate feather pattern.
In good light,
 you can see his green head cut with white stripes, 
the small purple patches by his eye and his chestnut spotted breast.








There is only one male at Lake of the Lilies...
I did not see a female, the male/drake hangs out with the mallard ducks. 
He is quite tame, very approachable and easy to photograph.

Sharing pictures of the Male Wood Duck with Eileen at Viewing Nature With Eileen

14 comments:

Brian King said...

One of my favorites! They have gorgeous colors! The females are just as pretty. Glad you were able to find one!

Sandi said...

Isn't it amazing? It's like he was painted with a brush.

Marie Smith said...

I’ve seen a female wood duck but not a male. The colours are incredible. Oh the wonders of nature. Great photos, Debbie.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

That really is the most beautiful bird! Looks like a committee got together to decide the colors and they ended up using them ALL! I love the pretty speckled breast...all puffed out in your photos! King of the Pond! heehee! Hugs!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Debbie! You are lucky to see the wood duck so close. Usually they are shy here and swim away quickly. They are beautiful ducks, their colors and markings are lovely. Great collection of photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend. PS, thank you for the visit and commenting on my blog.

Anu said...

Hello Debbie. It is so beautiful bird. The photos are great.
Have a wonderful weekend.

Conniecrafter said...

Wow these are just fabulous, what a wonderful job of getting such great closeups to see all the wonderful detail in him, such beauty! I wonder why there isn't a female close by, maybe she is home keeping the nest clean and warm, LOL!

Rian said...

He is gorgeous... and such great pictures!

RedPat said...

These are amazing pics of this handsome guy! Bravo!

DeniseinVA said...

Your wood duck is stunning Debbie, as are your photos :)

Ruth Hiebert said...

He is so handsome. I can hardly wait for spring and a chance to get more pictures of this gorgeous duck. In the meantime I'll enjoy yours.

Lowcarb team member said...

Thank you for this fabulous series of photographs. This Male Wood Duck has such beautiful colouring.

All the best Jan

The Furry Gnome said...

Great pictures Debbie!

Ella said...

They look like the Mandarin Duck ... are from the same family?