Wood Duck (male) Aix sponsa Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario 25 May 2008 A wood duck portrait.
Wood Duck (female) Aix sponsa Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario 25 May 2008 The drake wood duck gets all the attention, but I find females just as interesting and beautiful, if only a little less flashy (and harder to photograph), than the males.
Wood Duck (male) Aix sponsa Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario 25 May 2008 Normally wood ducks are shy and either swim away or flush at the sight of humans. This drake and the female photographed next were uncharacteristically calm and accommodating in our presence.