It is common for families, children and adults to share the joy of feeding ducks. It is also common on farmland with dams, as well as around rice fields, sewage ponds and in urban parks. I'll have to try the marinade for few days trick and maybe wrap in bacon while cooking in bacon fat and lots of butter.. The Australian Wood Duck can be distinguished from pygmy geese,Nettapus spp, which are smaller, have bold white face markings and are usually seen on water.Whistling ducks, Dendrocygna spp, have longer legs and necks, larger more duck-like bills and tend to walk more upright.When flying, the Australian Wood Duck is the only duck with white secondary feathers and dark wingtips. They eat seeds, nuts, and plant matter. They are one of only a handful of North American ducks that build their nests in trees. Knowing what to feed ducks can help provide the birds with a healthy diet so future generations can enjoy this activity safely both for themselves and for the birds they want to feed. However there are some notable things to be aware of. As juveniles, they eat a lot of invertebrates and occasionally a small fish. The habitats are variable like wet or water logged grasslands, open woodlands, wetlands, flooded pastures. Soon after hatching, the ducklings jump down from the nest and make their way to the water, guided by the mother duck's calls. Ducks like to eat grass, so they will enjoy grazing on lawn and keeping the weeds down. The male Australian Wood Duck - Chenonetta jubata - has rounded chestnut head with darker brown mane, neck and breast are spotted brown on white, sides are pale grey, belly and under tail is black. They eat seeds, nuts, and plant matter. Wood ducks (in Australia and I presume in other countries too) still love the water. It is common in and around residential dams, park lands and ope paddocks. Females have a rounded pale brown head with pale stripes, the body, especially the breast, is generally mottled/spotted brown and white. Ducks are delicious birds, and many animals like to eat them. Wood ducks will also eat aquatic and land invertebrates. The throat and neck are white. Ducks that stay in forested areas, such as the wood duck, eat a lot of nuts and fruits. Ducks that prefer shady marsh habitats will eat more amphibians and small fish. Wood ducks alter their diet throughout their lives. Ducks are normally found on water, so you might be curious as to why some ducks can be seen roosting in trees this time of year. Often seen in pairs or small flocks. It is recommended that you do not feed wild ducks for health purposes, but during the winter when it is hard for wild ducks to find food such as plants and weeds, you can help provide them with something to eat. Wood Ducks seem to fare best when open water alternates with 50–75% vegetative cover that the ducks can hide and forage in. The lower breast is tan. It is essential to feed ducks more natural food. Best either wood ducks or Mallards! They are usually wild. The Australian Wood Duck is found in grasslands, open woodlands, wetlands, flooded pastures and along the coast in inlets and bays. Elsewhere in Australia it is a vagrant.