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Monday, July 8, 2013

Wood Duck - Aix sponsa

It was a rainy December day back in 2009. The wet weather did not deter my wife and I from visiting Almansor Park in Alhambra to look for birds. Going through the squishiest, muddiest grassy area in the park, we were rewarded by one of the most colorful ducks in the world: the Wood Duck!

 Wood Ducks are found in North America and in some areas are local migrants. They are unique because they nest in tree holes usually above a body of water - ponds or freshwater marshes or occasionally city parks lagoons.

 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa
Almansor Park, Alhambra, California
December 12, 2009

 Canon 30D, 100-400 @ 400mm
ISO-800, 1/160, f5.6 handheld

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