Wood Duck profile

This dude is still in full eclipse plumage. I don’t really get why some have different schedules for their transitions, and some don’t seem to change at all in a given year. Might depend on if they find a mate?

Or maybe he’s still immature? I’m not really sure.

   11 September 2022
   Wood Duck
   ILCE-7M3
   1/500s    f/5.6   400mm   ISO 1000
Wood Duck, male