Learn something new every day

Male wood duck

Yesterday morning while looking out the bathroom window on the second story, I noticed an unusal bird in a tree at my eye level. I saw that the bird was not alone, further along on the branch was another which I assumed to be its mate. My husband managed to get these shots of the two birds. They aren't the best as they were taken from some distance but it allowed us to make an identification - wood ducks. Ducks up in a tree? Well, it turns out wood ducks often will nest in a tree or man made duck boxes. Their young when ready to leave the nest will hop down to the ground or water below the tree. I did not know that. You can learn something new every day.

Female wood duck