{"id":7122,"date":"2016-03-07T09:10:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T14:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=7122"},"modified":"2016-03-07T09:10:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T14:10:28","slug":"take-5-wood-ducks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-wood-ducks\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Wood Ducks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The winter landscape may not offer the widest spectrum of colors, so seeing a jewel-tone wood duck is always a welcome sight.\u00a0Some of these birds have hung around in Massachusetts all winter, and\u00a0others are just now returning to the state\u00a0from warmer places.<\/p>\n

Unlike most of our waterfowl, the aptly named wood duck nests in tree cavities.\u00a0After the ducklings hatch, the hen coaxes them into leaping down to the ground, where they will follow her as they learn to forage and fend for themselves.\u00a0Feast your eyes on these five photos of wood ducks\u00a0from past editions of our Photo Contest<\/a>\u00a0and learn more<\/a> about their history in the state with\u00a0our Breeding Bird Atlas 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"2012

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Barye Hall<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Evan Lipton<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Larry Warfield<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2011

2011 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 David Luppold<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2010

2010 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Ron Bedney<\/p><\/div>\n

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The winter landscape may not offer the widest spectrum of colors, so seeing a jewel-tone wood duck is always a welcome sight.\u00a0Some of these birds have hung around in Massachusetts all winter, and\u00a0others are just now returning to the state\u00a0from warmer places. Unlike most of our waterfowl, the aptly named wood duck nests in tree […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1QS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16581,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/this-winter-learn-indoors-and-practice-outside\/","url_meta":{"origin":7122,"position":0},"title":"This Winter, Learn Indoors and Practice Outside","author":"Kelly R.","date":"January 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"New Online Nature Programs This winter, enjoy nature lessons from the comfort of your home, then take what you've learned outdoors to practice! 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