Wood Ducks and Green-winged Teal were the highlights on a trip down to Cook County Illinois. I was invited to go with Caron G and Sylvia P and with a great subject as the Wood Duck, I did not turn it down. It turned out it was a nice opportunity for photos of these beautiful ducks. The ducks were calm at this location for the most part, swimming around, hanging out and just being ducks. It was a gorgeous spring day, still winter coat weather, but the full sun eventuality warmed things up. Winds were calm with temps around 40 degrees. Images were taken on March 26, 2019
Wood Duck, male
Wood Duck, male coming in…
Wood Duck, female
Wood Duck, male on the log looking proud…
Green-winged Teal, male
Wood Duck, male, head up…
Green-winged Teal, male
Wood Ducks, the couple…
Wood Duck, female
Wood Duck, male
Wood Duck, female coming in…
Green-winged Teal, male
Wood Duck, male
Wood Duck, female
Wood Duck, male, just hanging out…
Beautiful!
Wood Duck, female
Wood Duck, male
Fantastic series, what a special place it is!! I had 1800 images to go through, how about you? BTW your blog is very cool and you write very well too!!
You captured so many beautiful shots. It was nice birding with You and Caron today, I am glad everyone got to enjoy the beauty of the location and this lovely day. Nice blog 🙂
Beautiful!
Great series Jim. Never seen a male teal, only females. Not sure what that is about.
You scored some wonderful photos. Sounds like it was a wonderful adventure.