The first day of last month found me in Toronto getting ready to fly home after a wonderful trip. I was able to spend the morning with my friend John before my afternoon flight. We had breakfast at High Park and then explored the park with cameras in hand.

We took some pictures of Angry Birds, but I also found one that was quiet and serene.

I picked the title Wood Duck Reflections as there are reflections in all the pictures that I am sharing in this post.

In this picture you see reflections of the trees and also of the wood duck. The wood duck is also known as the Carolina duck and has the scientific name of Aix sponsa.

The wood duck is very colorful and is considered one of the most colorful birds in the Americas.

While we observed this duck, it was swimming quietly in a small still stream. I really enjoyed watching the ripples in the water as it swam.

Here is a nice side view where you can see more of the colors. Isn’t this a beautiful duck.

We can tell that this is a male wood duck as due to sexual dimorphism the female is smaller and less colorful. They are easy to tell apart.

This picture gives a better view of the environment that the wood duck was in. You can see that the stream was flowing through a heavily wooded area. I really like the reflections in this picture.

This picture is similar, but I like that the duck is tilting its head downward to the water. it also is in a lighted patch of water which make for an interesting picture.

As I reflect on the day I saw the wood duck it is hard to believe that it was only two months ago. It seems so long ago as I have done so much since that time.

Steven