Wood Duck at Oakland Lake, Queens County, NY

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Nancy Tognan

Bayside, Queens, NY, USA

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Oakland Lake is a spring-fed lake that usually does not freeze, due to the huge amount of water that flows through it – 2 million gallons a day! But during unusually cold winters, part of it may freeze for a few days, and all manner of waterfowl walk around on land or on the ice, rather than forage in the small open areas. I was lucky enough to catch this normally secretive male Wood Duck posing for me. I think you will find a rainbow of colors in his beautiful plumage and bright red eye and beak.