Having similarly never noticed this colour feature in Wood Ducks
previously, I dived for the “Bible”, aka HANZAB, and there it is, in black and
white, Vol. 1, pg 1240, viz.: “ Adult male breeding ... speculum, bright green
edged white”. Who’d have thought? Nice one Robin!
David
From:
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:37 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Possibly not such a common
sight
I've
often been delighted by the brilliant flashes of colour under the wings of
Pacific Black Ducks, but until this morning I'd not previously seen similar
markings on an Australian Wood Duck. After filing this away, I had a quick look
through the Canberra Birds Gallery, and noted no other pictures showing this
feature. Accordingly it occured to me that I'm possibly not the only one who
hasn't noticed this little splash of colour before ...
(click on thumbnail for larger
image)Regards ... Robin
