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Wood duck (male)

Aix sponsa

Description:

The Wood duck is a medium sized perching duck. it has a tan on its lower sides, brown with spotting on its breast and brown on its rump, it has a deep green head with a crest that slicks back with bold white lines, and a bright orange bill.

Habitat:

Wooded open bodies of water through out much of the United States.

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2 Comments

Lukas Ferrenburg
Lukas Ferrenburg 11 years ago

Wood ducks are my favorite!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

So colorful!

Lukas Ferrenburg
Spotted by
Lukas Ferrenburg

Oregon, USA

Spotted on Oct 26, 2012
Submitted on Oct 26, 2012

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