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I spent a cold morning last weekend by the river watching the ducks and geese in the frigid river. There were hundreds, perhaps thousands of Canada Geese, Mallards and I even saw one female Redhead duck. The green heads of the drake Mallards were iridescent in bright morning sun. I had heard the wild turkeys back in the woods early in the morning but couldn't see them, because they normally keep their distance from the road. As I watched from the car the ducks and geese were coming and going every which way. I had hoped that one of the Eagles would fly in to snatch a fish out of the open hole in the river or at least perch in a nearby tree, but I only saw tail feathers as one flew from the nest heading the other direction. The big surprise of the morning was about a dozen turkeys that quietly crept along the river bank just across the river from where I was watching. I carefully raised my camera and snapped several pictures before they disappeared back in the trees and brush. You can click the images below to see a larger image.
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Aren't Wood Ducks one of the most beautiful birds? Such pretty colors. I have found that they are not very approachable and always fly off if I get near. Before today I had only gotten one picture of a Wood Duck. This morning I went out early, in the dark and sat by the pond in my camo clothes, with my camo netting draped over my head, camera and tripod, and I just waited. In the twilight I could see the Wood Ducks swimming around and took many pictures as it gradually got lighter. Just about the time the sun came up they flew way. But I waited, for about an hour, and they finally came back silently gliding into the the water right in front of me. Finally I got some pictures in the sunlight - which really brings out the colors. It was also fun to see the female fly in to the nest box - aiming directly for a hole which seems smaller than her body and flying right in. Take a look at some of the other Wood Duck photos - here.
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