I've been wondering where the male adult wood ducks have been hiding. I know at this time of the summer that the males look for a sheltered spot while they molt into their eclipse plumage, during part of which time they're unable to fly. Well, today I found them. They were close to the shore at the edge of the forested section of the trail, hidden from sight by the tall grasses. I startled them when I approached, and ten swam out into open water, two of which are shown here. They certainly don't look like their dapper selves.
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