One of the highlights of my Best of Bosque workshop is spending time with dozens of Wood Ducks. This one reminds me of part of a poem that I heard years ago:

“The wood duck’s roman helmet crowns his head
in royal graduated colours green
and on his chest of armour crimson red
through bands of black and white with purple sheen” - Author unknown

Although they come too close to photograph, I prefer working in the super-telephoto range to isolate single ducks more easily.