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Ring-necked Ducks
Size - 21 to 25 inches long.
Habitat - Sea coasts, lakes, and rivers.
Nesting - The nest is a structure of sticks in a tree, on a bush or platform, or, rarely on the ground.
Eggs - 2 to 4, pinkish or cinnamon, heavily marked with brown. Incubation 32 days, usually by the female. Young leave the nest 8 weeks after hatching.
Food - Mostly fish; occasionally rodents and birds. |
Redhead
Size - 18 - 22 inches long.
Habitat - Marshes, ponds, lakes, and bays.
Nesting - The nest is a shallow cup of plant material, sparsely lined with down, in tall vegetation area near water.
Eggs - 10 to 16, buff. Incubation 24 days, by female only. Young leave the nest soon after hatching; begin to fly at 8 to 10 weeks.
Food - Foliage and seeds of aquatic plants; some insects and mollusks. |
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Wood Duck Fe
Size - 17 to 20 inches long.
Habitat - Wooded swamps, ponds, and marshes.
Nesting - The nest is a shallow cup of white down in a cavity 5 to 50 above the ground.
Eggs - 8 to 14, dull white or tan. Incubation 28-32 days, by the female. Young leave the nest soon after hatching; first fight about 7 weeks.
Food - Auquatic plants, nuts, and fruits; also insects, small fish, and crustaceons. |
Wood Duck M
Size - 17 to 20 inches long.
Habitat - Wooded swamps, ponds, and marshes.
Nesting - The nest is a shallow cup of white down in a cavity 5 to 50 above the ground.
Eggs - 8 to 14, dull white or tan. Incubation 28-32 days, by the female. Young leave the nest soon after hatching; first fight about 7 weeks.
Food - Auquatic plants, nuts, and fruits; also insects, small fish, and crustaceons. |
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Reference source: "North American Birds" Reader's Digest
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