Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)(Eclipse Male)
Photographed the male Wood Duck in it's eclipse phase off the Grindstone Marshes Trail boardwalk in the RBG Hendrie Valley Sanctuary located in the City of Burlington Ontario Canada.
By late summer, a male Wood Duck's need for fancy feathers to attract the females has passed. These birds have moulted, and their bright feathers are replaced with mottled brown ones. Subdued colours help camouflage the male ducks, protecting them from predators. Come fall, the male Wood Ducks will moult again and become the colourful beauties we identify with.
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)(Eclipse Male)
Photographed the male Wood Duck in it's eclipse phase off the Grindstone Marshes Trail boardwalk in the RBG Hendrie Valley Sanctuary located in the City of Burlington Ontario Canada.
By late summer, a male Wood Duck's need for fancy feathers to attract the females has passed. These birds have moulted, and their bright feathers are replaced with mottled brown ones. Subdued colours help camouflage the male ducks, protecting them from predators. Come fall, the male Wood Ducks will moult again and become the colourful beauties we identify with.
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This photograph and all those within my photostream are protected by copyright. They may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written permission.