Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Where oh where did the wood ducks go??



The water was quite rough on the marsh this morning, due to the wind, and many of the ducks were resting on the islands rather than out feeding. I could only find one adult male wood duck, plus two female and one male juveniles. The two juveniles above were in a fairly secluded spot out of the wind. The rest of the wood ducks may have gone into the woods to feed on seeds and berries. Apparently they are also fond of acorns and other nuts, and will swallow them whole. Their gizzards break down the shells.

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