A female wood duck is an overall gray with some blue and purple wing markings, a white eye ring, brown eyes and a duller bill. During courtship, a male wood duck raises its regal crest ...

And while the mature versions of these ducks can vary in color depending on whether they are male or female, their hatchlings all sport the same cute yellow and brown markings. While baby ...

I thought it might have been a female Ring-necked Duck, but a view through my spotting scope showed the characteristic ...