You may remember this post from last year: https://edrosack.com/2019/07/07/orlandos-lake-dixie-and-lake-cherokee/. I included a photo of a juvenile Wood Duck and commented that I was looking forward to seeing them in their breeding colors. Well now I have!
Male Wood Duck, ©2020, MK Rosack
The gentlemen are indeed handsome and the ladies are lovely too:
Female Wood Duck and chicks, ©2020, MK Rosack
This family is very large – I count 16 ducklings around Mom!
Female Wood Duck and chicks, ©2020, MK Rosack
Wood Ducks seem to really like Lake Davis. There were more than a dozen adults and many more babies. Other kinds of ducks like it too. This Mallard posed in nice light so I could make its portrait:
A colorful, curly tailed Mallard
With pandemic lockdowns nearly everywhere here in the US, it’s nice that we have close by spots for a little solo exercise (with a camera, of course). MK and I made these photos on two separate trips around Lake Davis near her place over the last couple of weeks. Thank you for your help with this post, MK!
I’m glad the ducks like this place as much as we do!
Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog. Stay safe out there and take care of yourselves, your friends, and your families. And if you can, make some photos!
©2020, Ed Rosack and MK Rosack. All rights reserved
Thanks Ed! It’s uplifting to see great shots of such characterful waterfowl, especially at a rather depressing time. Over here in England they’re hoping wildlife will have a wonderful season, thanks to the lack of human contact/ intervention/ disruption. Be lovely to think so!
Well you’re very welcome, Rhona. I’ve seen photos of wild animals inside cities recently, so there seem to be somethings happening.
Stay safe!
Beautiful pictures! Love the way the light shows the Wood duck colors. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much Maria.
I have only spotted one swan on Lake Cherokee so far this year. Have you seen two?
Yes, there are two on Lake Cherokee. If you don’t see them together, you can usually spot the second one somewhere on a different area of the lake.
Ed