Male Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) are colorful and unusual looking and are one of my favorites. I spotted this one atop a nesting box at Huntley Meadows Park on Friday as he was singing in the rain. He stayed there for quite some time, periodically moving from one side of the roof to the other.
I waited and waited to see if a female Wood Duck would emerge from the box. but I never saw her. Perhaps he is keeping watch over eggs that may have been laid in the box.
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Mike Powell 
What a beautiful, colourful creature Mike!
Such striking patterns and amazing colours!
They are amazing–wood ducks are definitely our most colorful ducks, though I rarely get a chance to marvel at their colors, because they tend to be really skittish.
What a spectacular duck!