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Eclipse
Always chuckle when I hear someone say how much they miss wood ducks in summer. Cause the ducks were here all year long. They just go in disguise in summer. It is called eclipse plumage, many ducks do this. This is a photo of an adult male wood duck in the summer. Nothing like the stunning beauty of their winter look. Only the eyes and bill give it away.
Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Aix sponsawood duckWhite Rock Lakedallas texasSunset Baymale wood duckeclipse plumageeclipseclose uplooking at mesummer plumageadult male wood duckswimmingnonbreeding plumage
