Wood Duck (aka Carolina Duck), Female

Aix sponsa

Habitat:

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk, VA, USA

Notes:

True to its taxonomy as a perching duck, it was spotted perching on the wooden handrail of the new Cypress Boardwalk. The boardwalk spans a small ditch of water along side Interior Ditch (between Railroad Ditch and West Ditch).

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LauraLOVESbirds

Suffolk, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 30, 2018
Submitted on Jun 30, 2018

Spotted for Missions

Wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay Tributaries
Wildlife of the South East, USA
Birds of the Southeast U.S.
Mission WILD
Birds of the World