Crossing Male Wood Duck off my Birdie Bucket List! #Wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Linda Schaub

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub
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39 Responses to Crossing Male Wood Duck off my Birdie Bucket List! #Wordless Wednesday

  1. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    July 17, 2024 at 6:19 am

    Congratulations!!! He’s a beauty! I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before. Was there a female nearby?

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 17, 2024 at 8:09 pm

      Thanks Barbara! The male Wood Duck has been on my list forever. I was surprised the photo came out as clear as it did – I wasn’t that close to it and it kept moving around.. No, it was by itself. I have seen female Wood Ducks with ducklings nearly every time I go to Lake Erie Metropark, but never with a male Wood Duck nearby. The females and ducklings blend right into the water and sometimes scum on the surface so they’re difficult to see.

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  2. rajkkhoja's avatar rajkkhoja says:
    July 17, 2024 at 6:46 am

    What a great capture both pics.

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  3. Anne Mehrling's avatar Anne Mehrling says:
    July 17, 2024 at 6:53 am

    I used to see wood ducks in NY. They are striking birds.

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  4. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    July 17, 2024 at 7:29 am

    These are beautiful looking ducks 🙂

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  5. Kate Crimmins's avatar Kate Crimmins says:
    July 17, 2024 at 8:00 am

    Very beautiful!

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  6. Zazzy's avatar Zazzy says:
    July 17, 2024 at 8:38 am

    Quite a striking duck!

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  7. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    July 17, 2024 at 9:59 am

    He’s gorgeous! Happy Wednesday, Linda!

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  8. Tofino Photography's avatar Tofino Photography says:
    July 17, 2024 at 11:18 am

    great shot Linda! He posed for both sides!

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  9. Laurie's avatar Laurie says:
    July 17, 2024 at 12:02 pm

    Great photos of this handsome guy! So glad you got to see him.

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  10. Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com's avatar Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com says:
    July 17, 2024 at 2:13 pm

    Beautiful creature, Congrats on your find!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 17, 2024 at 8:31 pm

      Yes, very beautiful Janis. I have been hoping to see and photograph one for a while now. Thank you! Now if I can find those elusive fawns, I’ll be even happier!

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  11. bushboy's avatar bushboy says:
    July 17, 2024 at 6:02 pm

    Much prettier than the Australasian Wood Ducks

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  12. TD's avatar TD says:
    July 17, 2024 at 8:43 pm

    Mighty handsome! Great photos, Linda! Wouldn’t it be fun to see a whole family together one day! Beautiful photography! ❤️

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 17, 2024 at 9:17 pm

      Thank you! Yes, the males are very beautiful TD. Too bad I wasn’t a little closer to photograph it colorful head head on, not just in profile. I would love to see the whole family together one day!

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  13. trumstravels's avatar trumstravels says:
    July 18, 2024 at 5:27 pm

    I love the Wood Ducks ! They are so pretty, we don’t see them too often but it’s always a treat

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 18, 2024 at 9:40 pm

      Yes, so pretty and vibrant Susan. I wish it had been a wee bit closer, but I was excited to see it (first time ever) and take a photo of it. I have been seeing more female Wood Ducks with ducklings, but they blend right into the water with its scummy surface and reeds.

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  14. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    July 18, 2024 at 5:40 pm

    A super handsome species! I feed ducks sunflower seeds in the shell. They are super healthy and they float! 😉

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 20, 2024 at 8:27 pm

      Hi Tom – I’m very sorry your comment went to SPAM. I should have looked as I saw you had “liked” my Wood Duck post. I have to go through a whole rigamarole for comments/notifications as I’m still using a Windows 7 laptop. Anyway, I apologize. I have wanted to find and photograph a male Wood Duck for a long time. What type of sunflower seeds float – the black oilers or the striped seeds? I used black oilers for my squirrels and birds at Council Point Park. Our ducks are MIA for now – mostly due to the Park destruction, but they are with the geese down at the Detroit River awaiting their flight feathers, so they all hang out there in the water.

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  15. indianeskitchen's avatar indianeskitchen says:
    July 22, 2024 at 11:30 pm

    He is so beautiful he doesn’t even look real!

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  16. Sandra J's avatar Sandra J says:
    July 23, 2024 at 7:00 am

    How wonderful you got to see one of these. So cool, they are gorgeous ducks. 🙂

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  17. Andy Finnegan's avatar Andy Finnegan says:
    July 23, 2024 at 3:07 pm

    they are a nice looker Linda.

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