A Wild Female Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) resting on a floating log with her Ducklings.
The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. It is one of the most colourful North American waterfowl. The wood duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is from 47 to 54 cm (19 to 21 in) in length with a wingspan of between 66 to 73 cm (26 to 29 in). This is about three-quarters of the length of an adult mallard. It shares its genus with the Asian Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). The adult male has distinctive multicoloured iridescent plumage and red eyes,with a distinctive white flare down the neck. The female, less colourful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads. The male's call is a rising whistle, jeeeeee; the females utter a drawn-out, rising squeal, do weep do weep, when flushed, and a sharp cr-r-ek, cr-e-ek for an alarm cal
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Location: Keston Ponds, Bromley, Kent.
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: aix, beauty, birds, bromley, duck, ducklings, female, floating, kent, keston, log, nature, pond, ponds, reflections, sponsa, spot, water, wild, wood
