noun
a showy American duck (Aix sponsa) which nests in tree cavities and the males of which have a large crest and iridescent plumage varied with green, purple, black, white, and chestnut
noun
a showy American duck (Aix sponsa) which nests in tree cavities and the males of which have a large crest and iridescent plumage varied with green, purple, black, white, and chestnut
The first known use of wood duck was in 1777
woodblocknoun
woodcut
wood ducknoun
a showy American duck which nests in the hollowed-out spaces of trees and the male of which has a large crest on the head and feathers colored with green, black, purple, white, and brown
1 Some species, including wood ducks, buffleheads and mergansers, will stay in the forested areas of Wisconsin and Minnesota to nest in tree cavities.
2 There are special wood duck calls tuned to make the higher squeals of wood ducks.
3 Birders will wear out their binoculars scanning for the dozens of species found at the park including meadowlark, summer tanager, northern shoveler and wood duck.
4 That bland description does the drake wood duck’s plumage no justice at all.
5 Some winter in Mexico and wood ducks are year-round residents of Cuba.
6 The teal and wood duck season started Saturday and runs through Wednesday.
7 Some ’fowlers swear by ‘em, though, and blowing a wood duck call at a wood duck makes more sense (to me) than blowing a mallard call at a wood duck.
8 Another local artist, Howard Connelly, crafted a metal bird sculpture to place on top of the phone stand, and the phone was then ready for users to call up the sounds of wood ducks, kingfishers and mourning doves.
9 They got married as soon as they obtained a mandarin duck apartment as their temporary home.
有了鸳鸯房作为过渡性用房,他俩马上办了婚事。
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