Wood Duck
Aix sponsa

f6.7 @ 1/2000s, ISO:1250, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X tele-converter

\"Wood Duck,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.The female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads.Females typically lay between 7 and 15 white-tan eggs that incubate for an average of 30 days. However, if nesting boxes are placed too close together, females may lay eggs in the nests of their neighbors, which may lead to nests which may contain as many as 30 eggs and unsuccessful incubation, a behavior known as \"nest dumping\".

Lake Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

03/13/2013