Close up of a male Wood Duck's head and chest, calmly swimming along. He is just starting to change into his eclipse / nonbreeding plumage. There are white streaks around his eyes, the white lines on his mullet are losing cohesion, and the mullet itself is looking ragged.

Wood Duck, eclipsing

   6 June 2026
   Wood Duck
   ILCE-7RM5
   1/1250s    f/8   400mm   ISO 1000
Close up of a male Wood Duck's head and chest, calmly swimming along. He is just starting to change into his eclipse / nonbreeding plumage. There are white streaks around his eyes, the white lines on his mullet are losing cohesion, and the mullet itself is looking ragged.