A last glance at summer before Wood Ducks depart
The exquisite ducks gather in large roosts in the Chesapeake Bay region before flying south.
Ilya Raskin is a professor of plant biology, phytochemistry, and pharmacology at Rutgers University. He is also a nature and wildlife photographer who has traveled around the world shooting photographs and has contributed to BirdWatching and other publications.
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The exquisite ducks gather in large roosts in the Chesapeake Bay region before flying south.
One of the world’s last inland pine barrens — home to an endangered butterfly — is also an important site for birds of conservation concern.