Seeing my first Wood Duck of the spring never fails to bring a smile to my face and seeing one last week in my
Swarovski Crystal compact binocular was no exception. Of course, a Wood Duck is always brilliant, no matter what
birding binocular you use. After a long, drab winter, nothing like the brilliant color of a male Wood Duck to brighten up the landscape and seeing a Wood Duck in the spring is a sure sign that the really nasty winter weather is behind us, as these are not especially hardy as ducks go. Seeing that Wood Duck was also a reminder that I should have been carrying a camera. Even a little point and shoot digital camera like the
Canon 890 IS could have captured that most photogenic species of duck, close as it was. Next time …