I saw two Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) swimming in the lake behind our house. I grabbed my camera and tried to photograph them as they swam along. This is a difficult task because there are many trees between me and the lake. Then, obligingly, they flew into a tree outside our kitchen window. This is the first chance I have had to photograph Wood Ducks actually living up to their reputation for perching in trees.
Aren’t they beauties! Wood ducks are very popular with hunters They are the most commonly hunted duck, after Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos).