Drakes

Male ducks are called drakes. And some of the most stunning drakes on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge are wood ducks (Aix sponsa). Female wood ducks are much more plain looking mostly brown with white & black highlights. In North America, wood ducks are the only duck that gives birth to two broods in a year. Their diet consists of insects, grains, spiders, seeds, fruits and crustaceans.

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