Have you seen the white Wood duck?
p.1 #1Have you seen the white Wood duck?
This duck has been the talk of the town among the bird watchers and nature photographers here in Eastern Queens, NYC for the past few months. I heard it on every outing and it was spotted at either Oakland Lake or Kissena Park as it appeared to be flying between the two lakes and I was always at the other one. Well the other day when I was at Oakland Lake there it was, hanging out with all the other Wood ducks in a location full of trees and bushes in the water. The bank was very muddy so I knelt down getting as low as possible without kneeling. I photographed him for about 30 minutes inorder to get some mostly clean shots that I then cleaned up in post. I hope you enjoy seeing this surprisingly pretty male leucistic Wood duck who was singing a good part of the time I photographed him.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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Jan 24, 2026 at 02:39 PM
p.1 #2Have you seen the white Wood duck?
The last of the set
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Jan 24, 2026 at 02:40 PM
p.1 #3Have you seen the white Wood duck?
Great set Morris! Hard to pick a favorite, maybe 3 and 4 for me. Congrats on the cool find!
Mark
Mark
Jan 24, 2026 at 04:48 PM
p.1 #4Have you seen the white Wood duck?
Wow Morris, really cool images, a first for me. Bruce
Jan 24, 2026 at 04:55 PM
p.1 #5Have you seen the white Wood duck?
isnt that actually a silver Wood duck?
Jan 24, 2026 at 05:14 PM
p.1 #6Have you seen the white Wood duck?
Fantastic set of such a unique and beautiful bird! Glad you got to photograph him.
Birdie
Birdie
Jan 24, 2026 at 06:14 PM
p.1 #7Have you seen the white Wood duck?
amyandmark3 wrote:
Great set Morris! Hard to pick a favorite, maybe 3 and 4 for me. Congrats on the cool find!
Mark
Thank you Mark,
I would not be surprised if you came back and chose different ones. In any case I'm fond of both 3 and 4.
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B Benson wrote:
Wow Morris, really cool images, a first for me. Bruce
Thank you Bruce
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n.v.m. wrote:
isnt that actually a silver Wood duck?
I googled and apparently some call it a silver Wood duck. Thanks for the info Mike
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birdied wrote:
Fantastic set of such a unique and beautiful bird! Glad you got to photograph him.
Birdie
Thank you Roberta,
It was so nice being in his presence as he was so happy singing in his high pitched Wood duck voice.
Morris
Great set Morris! Hard to pick a favorite, maybe 3 and 4 for me. Congrats on the cool find!
Mark
Thank you Mark,
I would not be surprised if you came back and chose different ones. In any case I'm fond of both 3 and 4.
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B Benson wrote:
Wow Morris, really cool images, a first for me. Bruce
Thank you Bruce
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n.v.m. wrote:
isnt that actually a silver Wood duck?
I googled and apparently some call it a silver Wood duck. Thanks for the info Mike
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birdied wrote:
Fantastic set of such a unique and beautiful bird! Glad you got to photograph him.
Birdie
Thank you Roberta,
It was so nice being in his presence as he was so happy singing in his high pitched Wood duck voice.
Morris
Jan 24, 2026 at 07:46 PM
p.1 #8Have you seen the white Wood duck?
morris wrote:
I googled and apparently some call it a silver Wood duck.
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because thats what they’re called. the colour is a specific pigmentation, whereas conditions such as leucism are a lack of pigmentation. still rare though.
I googled and apparently some call it a silver Wood duck.
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because thats what they’re called. the colour is a specific pigmentation, whereas conditions such as leucism are a lack of pigmentation. still rare though.
Jan 24, 2026 at 08:40 PM
p.1 #9Have you seen the white Wood duck?
n.v.m. wrote:
------------------------------------because thats what they’re called. the colour is a specific pigmentation, whereas conditions such as leucism are a lack of pigmentation. still rare though.
They may call it silver yet this bird is a light tan. Thank you for the information.
Morris
morris wrote
I googled and apparently some call it a silver Wood duck. Thanks for the info Mike------------------------------------
They may call it silver yet this bird is a light tan. Thank you for the information.
Morris
Jan 24, 2026 at 08:49 PM
p.1 #10Have you seen the white Wood duck?
n.v.m. wrote:
------------------------------------because thats what they’re called. the colour is a specific pigmentation, whereas conditions such as leucism are a lack of pigmentation. still rare though.
They may call it silver yet this bird is a light tan. Thank you for the information.
Morris
morris wrote
I googled and apparently some call it a silver Wood duck. Thanks for the info Mike------------------------------------
They may call it silver yet this bird is a light tan. Thank you for the information.
Morris
Jan 24, 2026 at 08:52 PM
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p.1 #13Have you seen the white Wood duck?
n.v.m. wrote:
isnt that actually a silver Wood duck?
Yes, and If you want one or two in your own pond, you can order them online:
https://www.mallardlanefarms-onlinestore.com/product-page/silver-wood-duck-pair
Just like you can buy Mandarin Ducks online.
isnt that actually a silver Wood duck?
Yes, and If you want one or two in your own pond, you can order them online:
https://www.mallardlanefarms-onlinestore.com/product-page/silver-wood-duck-pair
Just like you can buy Mandarin Ducks online.
Jan 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
p.1 #14Have you seen the white Wood duck?
Great find Morris. A first for me.
John
John
Jan 25, 2026 at 02:11 AM
p.1 #15Have you seen the white Wood duck?
somebody's pet/domesticated silver duck escaped. lol, it is not a "light tan" duck.
Jan 25, 2026 at 06:12 AM
p.1 #16Have you seen the white Wood duck?
kdacharya wrote:
wow, Morris. what a find.
Thank you KD,
I'd say come visit and photograph him yet It's been around for months and I've only seen him once. Then again, we tend to get lucky when we shoot together
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Allynb wrote:
Terrific set. Love 6,7,9.
Thank you Allynb,
great picks
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Imagemaster wrote:
Yes, and If you want one or two in your own pond, you can order them online:
https://www.mallardlanefarms-onlinestore.com/product-page/silver-wood-duck-pair
Just like you can buy Mandarin Ducks online.
Hi Tony,
Glad to see you have interest in my photos
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johnohio wrote:
Great find Morris. A first for me.
John
Thank you John,
Me as well
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n.v.m. wrote:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55060106024_de0b9f5df6_b.jpg
somebody's pet/domesticated silver duck escaped. lol, it is not a "light tan" duck.
I have no idea of it's origin. I think it's illegal to own ducks in NYC. As for the color, well I'm telling you what my eyes saw. Light brown head and light tan body.
Morris
wow, Morris. what a find.
Thank you KD,
I'd say come visit and photograph him yet It's been around for months and I've only seen him once. Then again, we tend to get lucky when we shoot together
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Allynb wrote:
Terrific set. Love 6,7,9.
Thank you Allynb,
great picks
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Imagemaster wrote:
n.v.m. wrote
isnt that actually a silver Wood duck?https://www.mallardlanefarms-onlinestore.com/product-page/silver-wood-duck-pair
Just like you can buy Mandarin Ducks online.
Hi Tony,
Glad to see you have interest in my photos
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johnohio wrote:
Great find Morris. A first for me.
John
Thank you John,
Me as well
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n.v.m. wrote:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55060106024_de0b9f5df6_b.jpg
somebody's pet/domesticated silver duck escaped. lol, it is not a "light tan" duck.
I have no idea of it's origin. I think it's illegal to own ducks in NYC. As for the color, well I'm telling you what my eyes saw. Light brown head and light tan body.
Morris
Jan 25, 2026 at 07:03 AM
p.1 #17Have you seen the white Wood duck?
you can lead a horse to water....
edit: i so give up
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edit: i so give up
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Jan 25, 2026 at 07:23 AM
p.1 #18Have you seen the white Wood duck?
Excellent series, Morris! That's a unique looking Wood Duck. 
Greg
Greg
Jan 25, 2026 at 07:58 AM
p.1 #19Have you seen the white Wood duck?
n.v.m. wrote:
you can lead a horse to water....
so now its tan, not white like in your title?
what is going on here? the facts are clear.
Everyone around hear is calling it white. Look at the photos you posted. What color is it?
Do you see silver? I don't. Have you ever seen one?
What ever, it's a stunning bird.
Morris
you can lead a horse to water....
so now its tan, not white like in your title?
what is going on here? the facts are clear.
Everyone around hear is calling it white. Look at the photos you posted. What color is it?
Do you see silver? I don't. Have you ever seen one?
What ever, it's a stunning bird.
Morris
Jan 25, 2026 at 08:52 AM
p.1 #20Have you seen the white Wood duck?
you did'nt even know what it was til you were informed. ffs
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Jan 25, 2026 at 09:07 AM