Wood Ducks by Ken _Gilliland

DAZ|Studio • Animals • posted on Apr 26, 2018

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Here's an iray render showing off the free update I did to the waterfowl package. Wood ducks are found in eastern North America, the west coast of the United States and western Mexico. Wood Ducks thrive in bottomland forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, and beaver ponds. The adult male has distinctive multicolored iridescent plumage and red eyes, with a distinctive white flare down the neck. The female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads. The population of the Wood Duck was in serious decline in the late 19th century as a result of severe habitat loss and market hunting both for meat and plumage for the ladies' hat market in Europe. By the beginning of the 20th century Wood Ducks had virtually disappeared from much of their former range. In response to the Migratory Bird Treaty established in 1916 and enactment of the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, wood duck populations began to recover slowly. By ending unregulated hunting and taking measures to protect remaining habitat, wood duck populations began to rebound in the 1920s. The development of the artificial nesting box in the 1930s gave an additional boost to Wood Duck production. Rendered in Iray without postwork. Models include: Stonemason's Fern Lake and my Waterfowl v1: Dabbling Ducks.