These female wood ducks were taking a break from the group, pausing on fallen tree trunks just off shore. Wood ducks are less boisterous than the more common mallards and though striking in appearance remain quite quiet as you pass by. As the season progresses they seem to be less shy and will often remain still long enough for me to take a lot of photos.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY 
September 26, 2017 at 5:47 pm
Fat and contented, no longer edgy during breeding, or just used to the summer visitors, I wonder?
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September 26, 2017 at 7:48 pm
Most likely all three😏
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September 26, 2017 at 10:02 am
I remember the morning my mother said to me, “You aren’t going to believe this but I saw a duck in the tree!”
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September 26, 2017 at 1:01 pm
Earlier in the season I saw a female wood duck fly into her nest in a tree trunk, a first for me!
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September 26, 2017 at 8:32 am
Very nice! The little flashes of color on the Wood Ducks are so appealing and those logs are perfect props for any duck.
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September 26, 2017 at 9:26 am
Thank you😊
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September 26, 2017 at 5:30 am
The nut grass in your first photograph looks very similar to the plants that grow in South Africa.
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September 26, 2017 at 7:19 am
Curious name, not sure what it’s known as here.
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September 26, 2017 at 2:52 am
Lovely shots Belinda.
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September 26, 2017 at 7:16 am
Thank you.
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September 26, 2017 at 1:16 am
Gorgeous pictures! Great closeup detail on the plants in the foreground and the ducks.
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September 26, 2017 at 7:15 am
Thank you! I thought the vegetation added some interest to the photographs.
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