THE WOOD DUCKS
The bright and colorful male Wood Ducks look like they have been painted with
an artist's brush so sharp and clear are the colors on them in the springtime.
The Prince Rupert Wildlife Shelter has received permissions to keep several
pairs of ducks in a specially prepared pen with a fresh water pond. After they
have raised their families, the babies are returned to the wild in an attempt
to increase the populations of this beautiful bird.
The birds are settled into an isolated pen with an artificially created habitat that resembles their wild home. They must be kept quiet and undisturbed in order for them to produce young.
The birds are never touched with ungloved hands so that there is no possible contamination of their feathers.
The mated pairs of Wood Ducks live happily in the same area with each pair carefully choosing their own nest site early on in the breeding cycle.
