Thursday, January 12, 2012

Wood Duck (Female) (Aix sponsa)

As you can see the female Wood Duck is not so dramatically colored or patterned as the drake (yesterday's post) but her plumage is a splendid palette of earthy tones with some rich blue and purple and she has a patterning similar to the male on her breast.

3 comments:

  1. Great close-up of a beautiful bird, even capturing drops of water on her. The 180kb resolution is still quite good for a sharp image and detail.

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  2. She almost looks like she's hiding a blue morpho butterfly in with her feathers!

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