Wood Duck ducklings paddling in the duck weed.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
May 4, 2026
Wood Duck Ducklings
Tag Archives: Wood Duck
Silent Sunday: Mother
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
May 4, 2026
Pond Cover
Leaves and other bits of tree debris merge with the Duck Weed, completely covering the smaller ponds around Magnolia Plantation.
If you didn’t know it was water or didn’t see a duck paddling by you might think it was a solid surface.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 16, 2025
Wood Duck, Late Afternoon Sun
Wood Ducks that I’ve encountered tend to be pretty skittish, and often fly before you hardly know they are there. This one surprised me with a gentle flap then he settled back down and paddled along, studiously avoiding getting his head in the sun patch.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 16, 2025
Wood Duck Pair, Late Afternoon Glow
I tried Ted’s (tpjphoto.net) OM System OM 1 Mark II camera with the OM System 100-400mm lens yesterday. He’s been using the OM 1 original and the Mark II bodies for a couple of years with great results and is a real fan of the reduced weight. (I’m not sure if Olympus turned OM could have come up with a worse name for these cameras.)
I’ve stuck with Canon, but have started to notice a decrease in quality of my images and questioned if it was me or the gear.
This pair of Wood Ducks crisscrossed a patch of water that was lit by the late afternoon sun reflecting off some golden trees. I was pretty impressed, and yes, new gear is coming my way.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 16, 2025
Wood Duck Family on Ramp
A female Wood Duck and six juveniles were sunning on an alligator ramp in one of the small ponds at Magnolia Plantation that is completely covered in duck weed.
No longer looking like ducklings, if seen individually without the mother with them I might have thought they were full adults.
They grow up fast!
The adult stayed on alert as I passed by, but the youngsters settled in for a rest.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
June 5, 2024
Wood Ducks Duckling Outlier
While the Wood Duck family was gathering together this one intrepid duckling struck out on his own. Mama was watchful but she didn’t try to interfere.
Junior didn’t have a care in the world about what might be lurking under the duck weed. I first thought there was an alligator at the bottom of this photo, but it turned out to be a stick.
Might as well test out the wings a bit…
…then right back to the group.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
May 12, 2024
Wood Ducks Gathering
Several families of Wood Ducks are around the ponds at Audubon Swamp at Magnolia. I’ve mostly seen them paddling in the duck weed but late Sunday afternoon they gathered for a break on a mound of mud and vegetation.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
May 12, 2024
Wood Duck Pair, Paddling
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 4, 2024
Wood Ducks, Far Away
There are Wood Ducks around, but they are almost always heading away from me.
Alligators don’t seem to bother them much.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 16, 2023