Everybody Loves Wood Ducks

 Here are Just a few I Have Come Across

A Happy Couple

Every year the Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) come to Ottawa to spend their summer and sometimes overwinter here as well. The male is the more colourful of the two but I find the female to be just as beautiful. 

Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake is where I find these stellar ducks in perfect poses for the photographer, and over the summer they have their broods of little ones each year. 

All over the conservation area the ducks can be found along the shoreline of the lake or river, the young ones more commonly on the lake. But it's the mature adults that blossom with rich colours that capture the interest of the Nature Lovers galore at the conservation area. Other than the Harlequin Duck there is no other ducks that display such colourful plumage. Let's take a look at some males.

Adult Males

Juvenile Male

And the less colourful females :

Whatever the season the Wood Duck is always a great pleasure to see at the local wetlands. Please tell me what you think of them in the comments.